Table 6.
Clinical symptoms reported from children infected with EAEC.
| Clinical symptoms reported in EAEC cases (n = 156) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Symptom | (No. #) | (%) |
| Acute diarrhea (≤7 days) | 36 | 23 |
| Persistent diarrhea (≤14 days) | 83 | 53 |
| Diarrhea lasting 8–13 days | 12 | 8 |
| Unknown duration of diarrhea | 25 | 16 |
| Median duration of diarrhea | 14 days | |
| Median diarrheal stool passage per day at disease maximum | 6.5 | |
| Mixed watery and mucoid diarrhea | 74 | 47 |
| Watery diarrhea | 56 | 36 |
| Muciod diarrhea | 15 | 10 |
| Bloody diarrhea | 10 | 6 |
| Fever | 55 | 35 |
| Abdominal cramping | 86 | 55 |
| Reduced appetite | 81 | 52 |
| Vomiting | 61 | 39 |
| Weight loss | 61 | 39 |
| Median weight loss | 1,000 g | |