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. 2015 Jul 27;10(7):e0133891. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133891

Table 2. Clinical characteristics of Rotavirus positive cases and comparison of Hospital acquired (HA) and Community acquired (CA) cases.

Clinical manifestations Total HA CA P Value
n = 126 (%) n = 74 (%) n = 52 (%)
Clinical manifestations on admission
Fever 37 (29.4) 20 (27.0) 17 (32.7) <0.001
Diarrhea 19 (15.1) 1 (1.4) 18 (34.6) <0.001
Feeding intolerance/ Disturbance of consciousness 15 (11.9) 13 (17.6) 2 (3.8) <0.001
Respiratory symptoms 12 (9.5) 9 (12.2) 3 (5.8) <0.001
Vomiting 10 (7.9) 2 (2.7) 8 (15.4) <0.001
Jaundice 5 (4.0) 4 (5.4) 1 (1.9) <0.001
Seizures or tremor 5 (4.0) 5 (6.8) 0 (0.0) <0.001
Prematurity 2 (1.6) 2 (2.7) 0 (0.0) <0.001
Clinical features of RV infection during hospitalization
Diarrhea 102 (81.0) 60 (81.1) 42 (80.8) 0.57
Vomiting 33 (26.2) 15 (20.3) 18 (34.6) 0.05
Fever 44 (34.9) 26 (35.1) 18 (34.6) 0.55
Consistency of stool
watery 74 (58.7) 48 (64.9) 26 (50.0) 0.06
mucoid 45 (35.7) 20 (27.0) 25 (48.1) 0.04
bloody 21 (16.7) 8 (10.8) 13 (25.0) 0.06
Abdominal distention 19 (15.1) 6 (8.1) 13 (25.0) 0.01
Feeding intolerance 50 (39.7) 30 (40.5) 20 (38.5) 0.45
Weight loss 68 (54.0) 48 (64.9) 20 (38.5) 0.007
Vital signs unstable 16 (12.7) 7 (9.5) 9 (17.3) 0.15
Altered level of consciousness 14 (11.1) 2 (2.7) 12 (23.1) 0.001
NEC 7 (5.6) 2 (2.7) 5 (9.6) 0.10
Septicaemia 10 (7.9) 6 (8.1) 4 (7.7) 0.63
Dehydration
≤5% 31 (24.6) 15 (20.3) 16 (30.8) 0.23
>6% 5 (4.0) 2 (2.7) 3 (5.8) 0.23
Asymptomatic 24 (19.0) 14 (18.9) 10 (19.2) 0.57
Other variables
Co-infection 63 (50.0) 42 (56.8) 21 (40.4) 0.05
Positive stool culture 2 (1.6) 1 (1.4) 1 (1.9) 0.65
Antibiotic treatment 103 (81.7) 59 (79.7) 44 (84.6) 0.32