Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of all children hospitalized for acute GE
| Signs and symptoms | n (% of children)
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| RV positive (N=395) | RV negative (N=568) | Overall (N=970) | |
| Severity before hospitalization | |||
| Mild (1–6) | 3 (0.8) | 4 (0.7) | 8 (0.8) |
| Moderate (7–10) | 44 (11.1) | 112 (19.7) | 157 (16.2) |
| Severe (≥11) | 348 (88.1)* | 452 (79.6)* | 805 (83.0) |
| Symptoms before hospitalization | |||
| Diarrhea | 395 (100) | 567 (99.8) | 968 (99.8) |
| Vomiting | 368 (93.2) | 485 (85.4) | 859 (88.6) |
| Fever | 292 (73.9) | 436 (76.8) | 732 (75.5) |
| Degree of dehydration before hospitalization | |||
| Mild/moderate (1%–5%) | 265 (67.1) | 333 (58.9) | 604 (62.5) |
| Severe (≥6%) | 71 (18.0) | 62 (11.0) | 134 (13.9) |
| Number of days of diarrhea before hospitalization | |||
| 1–4 | 337 (85.3) | 463 (81.7) | 806 (83.3) |
| 5 | 25 (6.3) | 42 (7.4) | 67 (6.9) |
| ≥6 | 33 (8.4) | 62 (10.9) | 95 (9.8) |
| Duration of hospitalization | |||
| Mean (± SD), days | 4.0 (1.78) | 4.34 (2.13) | 4.20 (2.03) |
| Treatment received during hospitalization | |||
| Oral rehydration | 247 (62.5) | 354 (62.3) | 605 (62.4) |
| IV rehydration | 387 (98.0) | 554 (97.5) | 946 (97.6) |
| Antibiotics | 164 (41.5) | 328 (57.7) | 494 (51.0) |
| Outcome at discharge | |||
| Recovered | 370 (93.7) | 537 (94.5) | 912 (94.0) |
| Recovered with sequelae | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.5) | 3 (0.3) |
| Ongoing | 22 (5.6) | 26 (4.6) | 48 (4.9) |
| Transferred to another hospital | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.2) |
| Died | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.2) |
| Unknown | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.3) |
Note:
*
P=0.0005 (χ2 test for association between severity and GE status).
Abbreviations: GE, gastroenteritis; RV, rotavirus; SD, standard deviation; IV, intravenous; N, number of subjects; n, number of subjects in a given category.