Table 1.
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the 223 patients with diarrhea, 2009–2010, urban setting, Senegal
| |
Number, n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
|
All sample |
Children ≤ 5 years |
|
| N = 223 | N = 112 | |
| Age1(years) |
16.4 [0.1–87] |
1.7 [0.1–5] |
| Female |
103 (46.2) |
45 (40.2) |
| Symptoms reported by patients |
|
|
| Fever |
54 (25.8) |
30 (26.8) |
| Vomiting |
80 (36.5) |
45 (41.3) |
| Dehydration |
34 (16.3) |
27 (26.0) |
| Abdominal pain |
156 (72.6) |
64 (60.9) |
| Weakness |
85 (41.9) |
32 (32.6) |
| Acute diarrhea (≤ 7 days) |
184 (82.5) |
86 (76.8) |
| Duration of diarrhea1(days) |
3.7 [0–28] |
4.6 [0–28] |
| Hospitalization |
29 (13.0) |
12 (10.7) |
| Aspect of stools |
|
|
| Loose |
88 (39.5) |
45 (40.2) |
| Semi-formed |
67 (30.0) |
33 (29.5) |
| Formed |
5 (2.2) |
2 (1.8) |
| Blood |
30 (13.4) |
8 (7.1) |
| Mucus |
83 (37.2) |
50 (44.6) |
| Period |
|
|
| Rainy season |
143 (64.1) |
65 (58) |
| Dry season |
80 (35.9) |
47 (42) |
| Confirmed enteric infection |
72 (32.3) |
46 (41.1) |
| Bacterial infection |
64 (28.7) |
27 (24.1) |
| Viral infection2 |
39 (21.1) |
37 (33.3) |
| Parasitic infection | 31 (13.9) | 13 (11.6) |
1Mean and range; 2Only 185 samples were tested for enteric viruses.