Table 1.
Features of study samples from children with diarrhea of unknown etiology
|
Patient information |
Clinical presentation |
Stool routine analysis |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient and feces number | Sampling date (after onset) | Times of stool/day | Characteristics of stool | Temperature (°C) | WBC* | RBC* | Occult blood |
| 011-1 |
1 |
5 |
Watery |
Normal |
+ |
++ |
+ |
| 011-3 |
3 |
5 |
Loose |
|
|
|
|
| 011-4 |
5 |
2 |
Formed |
|
|
|
|
| 016-1 |
1 |
3-4 |
Bloody and mucoid |
39.0°C |
++ |
+ |
+/− |
| 016-3 |
3 |
3 |
Watery |
|
|
|
|
| 016-6 ** |
12 |
2 |
Formed |
|
|
|
|
| 017-1 |
16 |
10 |
Watery |
Normal |
+ |
++ |
+/− |
| 017-3 |
18 |
6 |
Watery |
|
|
|
|
| 017-5 |
20 |
6 |
Watery |
|
|
|
|
| 019-1 |
133 |
8-9 |
Bloody and mucoid |
Normal |
++ |
++ |
+ |
| 019-6 |
138 |
3 |
Loose |
|
|
|
|
| 019-7** |
143 |
3 |
Loose |
|
|
|
|
| 021-1 |
33 |
6 |
Watery |
Normal |
+ |
+ |
- |
| 021-4 |
35 |
5 |
Watery |
|
|
|
|
| 021-7 |
38 |
4-5 |
Loose |
|
|
|
|
| 023-1 |
20 |
6 |
Loose |
38.7°C |
++ |
- |
- |
| 023-5 |
24 |
3 |
Formed |
|
|
|
|
| 023-6** |
28 |
2-3 |
Formed |
|
|
|
|
| 033-1 |
5 |
5 |
Watery |
Normal |
- |
- |
- |
| 033-3 |
7 |
2 |
Formed |
|
|
|
|
| 033-5 |
9 |
2 |
Formed |
|
|
|
|
| 035-1 |
1 |
5 |
Bloody and mucoid |
38.3°C |
+ |
++ |
+ |
| 035-4 |
4 |
2-3 |
Formed |
|
|
|
|
| 035-6 ** |
9 |
2-3 |
Formed |
|
|
|
|
| 036-1 |
7 |
6 |
Loose |
Normal |
++ |
+ |
+ |
| 036-2 |
8 |
3 |
Loose |
|
|
|
|
| 036-3 | 9 | 2 | Loose | ||||
* +: 6–10/ high power field (HPF) ++: >10/HPF.
**: Fecal samples collected at patient discharge from hospital.