Table 1. Stool analysis results of cases verus controls, no. (%).
| Organisms | Cases | Controls | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viruses | (n = 184) | (n = 176) | |
| Norovirus * | 26 (14.1) | 14 (8.0) | 0.067 |
| GI | 7 (3.8) | 5 (2.8) | 0.771 |
| GII | 20 (10.9) | 9 (5.1) | 0.053 |
| Bacteria | (n = 200) | (n = 198) | |
| Shigella | 43 (21.5) | 8 (4.0) | <0.001 |
| ETEC † | 16 (8.1) | 2 (1.0) | 0.001 |
| Campylobacter | 1 (0.5) | 4 (2.0) | 0.214 |
| Salmonella | 3 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0.248 |
| Plesiomonas | 2 (1.0) | 1 (0.0) | >0.999 |
| Vibrio | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | >0.999 |
| Yersinia | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | >0.999 |
| Parasites | (n = 196) | (n = 194) | |
| Trichuris | 30 (15.3) | 52 (26.8) | 0.006 |
| Ascaris | 88 (45.4) | 71 (36.2) | 0.080 |
| Giardia | 42 (21.4) | 38 (20.0) | 0.707 |
| Uncinaria | 27 (13.5) | 30 (20.1) | 0.669 |
| Ancylostoma | 7 (3.6) | 3 (1.6) | 0.337 |
| Strongyloides | 2 (1.0) | 7 (3.6) | 0.104 |
Abbreviations: GI = norovirus genogroup I, GII = norovirus genogroup II, No. = number, ETEC = Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
*One participant with diarrhea tested positive for both norovirus GI and GII infection.
†RT-PCR for Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli was not performed on 6 samples.