Table 2.
Summary of identified pathogens present in stool samples collected during 2013 to 2017 from US military personnel presenting with diarrheal disease while deployed in Thailand
| Year | Pathogen detection | Detection rate (percent |
|---|---|---|
| Campylobacter | Campylobacter jejuni | 12/48 (25%) |
| Campylobacter species | 9/48 (18.8%) | |
| Total | 21/48 (43.8%) | |
| Diarrheagenic E. coli* | EPEC | 13/48 (27%) |
| ETEC | 3/48 (6%) | |
| EAEC | 3/48 (6%) | |
| EIEC | 1/48 (2%) | |
| Total | 20/48 (42%) | |
| Salmonella spp. | Salmonella group B | 5/48 (10%) |
| Salmonella group c | 4/48 (8%) | |
| Salmonella species | 2/48 (4%) | |
| Total | 11/48 (23%) | |
| Norovirus | Norovirus GII | 5/48 (10%) |
| Norovirus GI | 2/48 (4%) | |
| Total | 7/48 (15%) | |
| Plesiomonas shigelloides | 6/48 (13%) | |
| Aeromonas species | 6/48 (13%) | |
| Vibrio species | 3/48 (6%) | |
| Rotavirus | 2/48 (4%) | |
| Helicobacter pylori | 2/48 (4%) | |
| Shigella species | 1/48 (2%) | |
| Arcobacter butzleri | 1/48 (2%) | |
| No pathogen detected | 10/48 (21%) |
*Diarrheagenic E.coli [EPEC = Enteropathogenic E. coli, ETEC = Enterotoxigenic E. coli, EAEC = Enteroaggregative E. coli, EIEC = Enteroinvasive E. coli]