Table 1.

Differential diagnosis of acute infectious diarrhoea in children according to causative agents

Clinical data	Rotavirus	Salmonella	Campylobacter	Shigella	Yersinia
Age	<2 years	Any	<5 years	Any	Any
Fever	Mild	Variable	Mild	Common	Common
Vomiting	Very frequent	Frequent	Sometimes	Sometimes	Sometimes
Abdominal pain	Mild	Moderate	Intense	Intense	Intense
Faeces	Watery	Loose, mucous and blood	Loose, mucous and blood	Loose, mucous and blood	Loose, mucous and blood