Table 3.
Assessing major Shigella virulence genes associated with main symptoms of shigellosis
| Virulence gene | Hospitalization | OR (CI) | p-value | Bloody diarrhea | OR (CI) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | ||||||
| SET.1A | Positive | 3 (30.0) | 15 (23.8) | 0.7 (0.16–3.1) | NS | 16 (88.9) | 20 (36.4) | 3.1 (2.97–6.1) | 0.001** |
| Negative | 7 (70.0) | 48 (76.2) | 2 (11.1) | 35 (63.6) | |||||
| SET.1B | Positive | 3 (30.0) | 15 (23.8) | 0.7 (0.16–3.1) | NS | 16 (88.9) | 20 (36.4) | 3.1 (2.97–6.1) | 0.001** |
| Negative | 7 (70.0) | 48 (76.2) | 2 (11.1) | 35 (63.6) | |||||
| SEN | Positive | 10 (100) | 24 (38.1) | 1.1 (0.6–2.1) | 0.001** | 24 (70.6) | 12 (30.8) | 3.2 (1.9–7.2) | 0.001** |
| Negative | 0 | 39 (61.9) | 10 (29.4) | 27 (69.2) | |||||
| SAT | Positive | 3 (30.0) | 18 (28.6) | 0.9 (0.6–1.4) | NS | 18 (85.7) | 18 (34.6) | NR | NR |
| Negative | 7 (70.0) | 45 (71.4) | 3 (14.3) | 34 (65.4) | |||||
Values are presented as number (%).
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; NS, not significant; NR, not reported.
Analyzed by Fisher’s exact test;
**
significant difference.