Table 1.

Demographics and Clinical Features of Cohort

Characteristics	Values
Demographic
Age, median (range), years	15 (6–46)
Male, n/N (%)	18/23 (78)
Clinical symptoms or signs
Fever prior to admission, n/N (%)	19/20 (95)
Duration of fever prior to admission, median (IQR), days	14 (14–21)
Abdominal pain, n/N (%)	23/23 (100)
Duration of abdominal pain, median (IQR), days	7 (4–14)
Vomiting, n/N (%)	10/21 (48)
Constipation, n/N (%)	10/23 (43)
Diarrhea, n/N (%)	8/22 (36)
Symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding, n/N (%)	3/20 (15)
Jaundice, n/N (%)	1/20 (5)
Abdominal tenderness, n/N (%)	22/22 (100)
Generalized abdominal guarding, n/N (%)	16/20 (80)
Reduced level of consciousness, n/N (%)	2/22 (9)

Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.