TABLE 2.
Stool pathogens in children admitted with severe acute malnutrition who recovered or died1
| All (n = 64) | Recovery (n = 53) | Death (n = 11) | P | FDR-P2 | |
| All pathogens | |||||
| ≥1 pathogen | 54 (84) | 46 (87) | 8 (73) | 0.4 | 1 |
| 1 pathogen | 26 (41) | 23 (43) | 3 (27) | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2 pathogens | 14 (22) | 11 (21) | 3 (27) | 0.7 | 1 |
| ≥3 pathogens | 14 (22) | 12 (23) | 2 (18) | 1 | 1 |
| Bacteria | |||||
| ≥1 bacteria | 40 (63) | 34 (64) | 6 (55) | 0.7 | 1 |
| Shigella spp. | 23 (36) | 20 (38) | 3 (27) | 0.7 | 1 |
| Campylobacter spp. | 19 (30) | 16 (30) | 3 (27) | 1 | 1 |
| Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli | 10 (16) | 9 (17) | 1 (9) | 1 | 1 |
| Salmonella spp. | 5 (8) | 4 (8) | 1 (9) | 1 | 1 |
| Shiga-like toxin-producing E. coli | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 |
| Clostridium difficile | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (9) | 0.2 | 1 |
| Parasites | |||||
| ≥1 parasite | 23 (36) | 20 (38) | 3 (27) | 0.7 | 1 |
| Giardia lamblia | 21 (33) | 20 (38) | 1 (9) | 0.08 | 0.8 |
| Cryptosporidium parvum | 2 (3) | 0 (0) | 2 (18) | 0.03 | 0.6 |
| Entamoeba histolytica | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 |
| Viruses | |||||
| ≥1 virus | 17 (27) | 14 (26) | 3 (27) | 1 | 1 |
| Norovirus | 8 (13) | 7 (13) | 1 (9) | 1 | 1 |
| Rotavirus | 5 (8) | 3 (6) | 2 (18) | 0.2 | 1 |
| Adenovirus | 4 (6) | 4 (8) | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 |
1
Values are n (%). P values were obtained with Fisher’s exact test. Yersinia enterocolitica, Escherichia coli 0157:H7, and Vibrio cholerae were undetected.
2
FDR-P, Benjamini & Hochberg, i.e., false discovery rate adjusted P values.