Table 1. Demographic characteristics of study participants.

Variable	Patients (n = 95)	Household contacts (n = 144)	Healthy Controls (n = 283)
Median age (range)	28 (4–59 yr)	23 (3–60 yr)	18 (4–49 yr)
% Female	42	50	53
No. rectal swab positive	95	35	-
No. with severe dehydration	87	-	-