Diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes of febrile adults in cohort 1 (2007–2008) and cohort 2 (2011–2012) admitted to Mawenzi Regional Hospital (MRH) and Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC).

Significant results are marked in bold.
* Significance tests for comparisons between cohorts determined by Kruskal-Wallis test for continuous variables and Pearson's chi-square test for categorical variables.
†Adjusted for hospital location.
‡Presenting symptoms of stiff neck or convulsions, positive cultures arriving in time to influence clinical decisions or discharge diagnosis with strong indication for antibacterials.
§Unable to calculate adjusted means because of small sample size.
¶Adjusted for hospital location and known HIV-serostatus.