TABLE 1.

Characteristics of children <5 years of age hospitalized because of acute gastroenteritis

	Standard unit (n=598)	Short-stay unit (n=837)	P
Age <2 years	383 (64)	527 (63)	ns
Prematurity	77 (12.8)	85 (10.1)	ns
Intravenous rehydration	583 (97.4)	823 (98.3)	ns
Stool specimens analyzed for rotavirus	243 (40.6)	142 (16.9)	<0.001
Positive results	79 (32.5)	59 (41.5)	<0.001
Admission to the intensive care unit	18 (3)	0 (0)	<0.001
Death	0 (0)	0 (0)	ns

Data presented as n (%) unless otherwise specified. ns Not statistically significant