Table 3. Clinical characteristic data.
| Variable | Norovirus
positive |
Norovirus
negative |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Diarrhea type | ||||
| Watery | 25 | 80.6 | 34 | 54.0 |
| Loose | 6 | 19.4 | 17 | 27.0 |
| Bloody | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 9.5 |
| Mucoid | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 9.5 |
| Diarrhea duration | ||||
| 1–4 days | 23 | 24.5 | 52 | 55.3 |
| 5 days | 3 | 3.2 | 7 | 7.4 |
| ≥6 days | 5 | 5.3 | 4 | 4.3 |
| Diarrhea frequency | ||||
| 1–3 times | 13 | 13.8 | 18 | 19.1 |
| 4–5 times | 7 | 7.4 | 25 | 26.6 |
| ≥6 times | 11 | 11.7 | 20 | 21.3 |
| Experiencing vomiting | ||||
| Yes | 22 | 71.0 | 38 | 60.3 |
| No | 9 | 29.0 | 25 | 39.7 |
| Vomiting duration | ||||
| No vomiting | 9 | 9.6 | 26 | 26.6 |
| 1 days | 14 | 14.9 | 38 | 40.4 |
| 2 days | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
| ≥3 days | 6 | 6.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Vomiting frequency | ||||
| No vomiting | 9 | 9.6 | 26 | 27.7 |
| 1 time | 7 | 7.6 | 10 | 10.6 |
| 2–4 times | 9 | 9.6 | 20 | 21.3 |
| ≥5 times | 6 | 6.4 | 7 | 7.4 |
| Temperature (°C) | ||||
| <37.0 | 15 | 48.4 | 27 | 42.9 |
| 37.1–38.4 | 12 | 38.7 | 32 | 50.8 |
| 38.5–38.9 | 1 | 3.2 | 3 | 4.8 |
| >39 | 3 | 9.7 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Dehydration status | ||||
| No dehydration | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.2 |
| Some dehydration | 29 | 93.5 | 59 | 93.7 |
| Severe dehydration | 2 | 6.5 | 2 | 3.2 |
| Causative pathogen | ||||
| Norovirus GI | 1 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Norovirus GII | 30 | 96.8 | 0 | 0 |