Table 1 Clinical Characteristics – Parasitic and Bacterial Diagnosis
Any Parasitic Diagnosis (N = 137) | p value | Any Bacterial Diagnosis (N = 111) | p value | Total (N = 1450) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.802 | *0.006 | |||
Female | 76 (55.5%) | 49 (44.1%) | 819 (56.5%) | ||
Male | 61 (44.5%) | 62 (55.9%) | 631 (43.5%) | ||
Age | 0.276 | *0.018 | |||
Mean (SD) | 37.065 (12.685) | 33.302 (11.987) | 35.971 (12.353) | ||
Range | 16.720 - 73.200 | 16.930 - 73.200 | 15.240 - 84.540 | ||
HIV Positive | 0 (0.0%) | 0.901 | 0 (0.0%) | 0.811 | 2 (0.1%) |
Travel History | |||||
Central Asia | 6 (4.4%) | 0.176 | 2 (1.8%) | 0.574 | 38 (2.6%) |
Europe | 3 (2.2%) | 0.337 | 2 (1.8%) | 0.279 | 53 (3.7%) |
North Africa | 11 (8.0%) | 0.151 | 14 (12.6%) | 0.781 | 171 (11.8%) |
Pacific Islands | 0 (0.0%) | 0.518 | 1 (0.9%) | 0.191 | 4 (0.3%) |
Southern Africa | 5 (3.6%) | 0.165 | 2 (1.8%) | *0.039 | 93 (6.4%) |
Caribbean | 1 (0.7%) | 0.038 | 4 (3.6%) | 0.796 | 59 (4.1%) |
South America | 14 (10.2%) | 0.484 | 8 (7.2%) | 0.581 | 125 (8.6%) |
Australia and New Zealand | 2 (1.5%) | 0.901 | 2 (1.8%) | 0.85 | 23 (1.6%) |
Bahamas | 0 (0.0%) | 0.575 | 0 (0.0%) | 0.618 | 3 (0.2%) |
Middle East | 1 (0.7%) | 0.12 | 1 (0.9%) | 0.203 | 41 (2.8%) |
South Asia | 54 (39.4%) | < 0.001 | 14 (12.6%) | *0.013 | 319 (22.0%) |
Central America | 8 (5.8%) | 0.676 | 6 (5.4%) | 0.573 | 97 (6.7%) |
West Africa | 13 (9.5%) | 0.527 | 7 (6.3%) | 0.094 | 161 (11.1%) |
South East Asia | 24 (17.5%) | 0.433 | 31 (27.9%) | *0.031 | 291 (20.1%) |
East Africa | 21 (15.3%) | 0.404 | 26 (23.4%) | 0.116 | 260 (17.9%) |
North America and Canada | 1 (0.7%) | 0.264 | 3 (2.7%) | 0.582 | 29 (2.0%) |
Central Africa | 3 (2.2%) | 0.766 | 1 (0.9%) | 0.436 | 27 (1.9%) |
China | 1 (0.7%) | 0.145 | 2 (1.8%) | 0.574 | 38 (2.6%) |
Oceania | 0 (0.0%) | 0.428 | 1 (0.9%) | 0.405 | 6 (0.4%) |
Syndrome | *0.008 | < 0.001 | |||
Non-dysenteric diarrhoea | 117 (85.4%) | 81 (73.0%) | 1081 (74.6%) | ||
Abdominal pain | 13 (9.5%) | 3 (2.7%) | 176 (12.1%) | ||
Dysenteric diarrhoea | 4 (2.9%) | 25 (22.5%) | 153 (10.6%) | ||
Other | 3 (2.2%) | 2 (1.8%) | 40 (2.8%) | ||
Stool Microscopy | |||||
White cells | 13 (9.5%) | 0.751 | 36 (32.4%) | < 0.001 | 127 (8.8%) |
Red cells | 8 (5.8%) | 0.342 | 18 (16.2%) | < 0.001 | 62 (4.3%) |
Peripheral WBC Count | 0.066 | 0.334 | |||
Decreased | 1 (0.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 14 (1.0%) | ||
Increased | 23 (16.8%) | 15 (13.5%) | 159 (11.0%) | ||
Normal | 110 (80.3%) | 88 (79.3%) | 1206 (83.2%) | ||
C-reactive Protein | 0.151 | < 0.001 | |||
Increased | 44 (32.1%) | 77 (69.4%) | 500 (34.5%) | ||
Normal | 90 (65.7%) | 26 (23.4%) | 873 (60.2%) | ||
ALT | 0.134 | 0.588 | |||
Increased | 25 (18.2%) | 14 (12.6%) | 197 (13.6%) | ||
Normal | 108 (78.8%) | 89 (80.2%) | 1178 (81.2%) | ||