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. 2013 Mar 21;4(3):159–165. doi: 10.1016/j.phrp.2013.02.002

Table 5.

Distribution of imported cases of shigellosis by duration, type, and the number with diarrhea, 2010–2011

Both years 2010 2011
Duration of diarrhea (d)
 1–5 139 (65.6) 68 (65.4) 71 (65.7)
 6–10 45 (21.2) 22 (21.2) 23 (21.3)
 11–15 2 (0.9) 2 (1.9) 0 (0.0)
 16–20 5 (2.4) 0 (0.0) 5 (4.6)
 21–25 1 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.9)
 ≥26 4 (1.9) 1 (1.0) 3 (2.8)
 Unknown 16 (7.5) 11 (10.6) 5 (4.6)
Type of stool
 Yellow stool 143 (67.5) 67 (64.4) 76 (70.4)
 Watery diarrhea 10 (4.7) 4 (3.8) 6 (5.6)
 Mucus stool 14 (6.6) 6 (5.8) 8 (7.4)
 Bloody stool 16 (7.5) 6 (5.8) 10 (9.3)
 Others 7 (3.3) 7 (6.7) 0 (0.0)
 Unknown 22 (10.3) 14 (13.5) 8 (7.4)
Number with diarrhea
 <3 10 (4.7) 2 (1.9) 8 (7.4)
 3–4 21 (9.9) 9 (8.7) 12 (11.1)
 5–7 19 (9.0) 7 (6.7) 12 (11.1)
 8–9 13 (6.1) 8 (7.7) 5 (4.6)
 >10 101 (47.6) 43 (41.3) 58 (53.7)
 Unknown 48 (22.6) 35 (33.7) 13 (12.0)

Data are numbers of cases (%).