From: Campylobacter-associated hospitalisations in an Australian provincial setting
 | Comorbidity present (n = 237) |  | |||||
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Signs and symptoms associated with enterocolitis | Yes | % | No | % | Total | Χ2 | p-value |
 Diarrhoea | 231 | 98.7 | 444 | 99.1 | 675 | 0.23 | 0.63 |
 Bloody diarrhoea | 28 | 18.7 | 121 | 35.2 | 149 | 13.51 | < 0.001 |
 Self-reported fever | 129 | 58.1 | 341 | 78.0 | 470 | 28.57 | < 0.001 |
 Fever (≥38 °C) | 114 | 50.0 | 224 | 51.4 | 338 | 0.11 | 0.74 |
 Abdominal pain | 161 | 81.7 | 403 | 95.7 | 564 | 33.00 | < 0.001 |
 Nausea | 142 | 79.8 | 311 | 87.6 | 453 | 5.70 | 0.02 |
 Vomiting | 114 | 58.8 | 234 | 56.5 | 348 | 0.27 | 0.60 |
 Myalgia / arthralgia | 35 | 76.1 | 122 | 87.1 | 157 | 3.22 | 0.07 |
 Malaise | 102 | 91.9 | 152 | 96.8 | 254 | 3.18 | 0.07 |
 Headache | 53 | 66.3 | 149 | 89.8 | 202 | 20.31 | < 0.001 |
Key signs and symptoms of infection | |||||||
 Hypotension | 52 | 22.3 | 35 | 7.8 | 87 | 27.94 | < 0.001 |
 Tachycardia | 89 | 38.2 | 152 | 33.9 | 241 | 1.22 | 0.27 |
 Electrolyte imbalance | 169 | 72.5 | 241 | 53.8 | 410 | 22.46 | < 0.001 |
 Renal impairment | 98 | 42.1 | 29 | 6.5 | 127 | 127.95 | < 0.001 |
 Acute confusion | 34 | 14.6 | 4 | 0.9 | 38 | 54.60 | < 0.001 |
 Bacteraemia | 17 | 7.2 | 11 | 2.5 | 28 | 8.80 | < 0.01 |
Other outcomes | |||||||
 ICU admission | 10 | 4.2 | 0 | – | 10 |  | < 0.001a |
 Death within 28 days of discharge | 5 | 2.1 | 0 | – | 5 |  | < 0.01a |
 Campylobacter-associated readmission | 22 | 9.3 | 16 | 3.6 | 38 | 9.65 | 0.002 |