Table 2. Demographic characteristics of patients with Plesiomonas shigelloides infection and acute diarrhea.

Variable	Category	No. of samples tested	No. (%) of positive samples	P
Time				<0.001
	March to May	591	9 (1.5)
	June to August	1564	69 (4.4)
	September to November	823	24 (2.9)
	December to February	558	2 (0.4)
Age (years)				<0.001
	0–5	930	8 (0.9)
	6–18	205	4 (1.9)
	19–44	1137	54 (4.7)
	45–59	837	29 (3.5)
	≥60	427	9 (2.1)
Sex				0.517
	Male	1964	61 (3.1)
	Female	1572	43 (2.7)