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Clinical features of Salmonella infections in Vietnamese children hospitalized with diarrhoea (n = 77)
| Diarrhoea type | n | % |
| Bloody | 6 | 7·8 |
| Mucoid | 26 | 33·8 |
| Watery | 45 | 58·5 |
| Patient characteristics | Median | IQR |
| Average no. episodes/day | 5 | 3–8 |
| Length of illness*, days | 2 | 2–3 |
| Length of stay in hospital, days | 5 | 3–8 |
| Symptoms | n | % |
| Fever | 58 | 75·4 |
| Abdominal pain | 13 | 16·9 |
| Anorexia | 35 | 45·5 |
| Cough | 22 | 28·6 |
| Dehydration | 5 | 6·5 |
| Headache | 1 | 1·3 |
| Vomiting | 50 | 64·9 |
IQR, Interquartile range.
Prior to hospitalization.
