Table 1.
Campylobacter Infections Among 271 Children Aged 0–24 Months in the Peruvian Birth Cohort
| Age, months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campylobacter in the Population | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 |
| % of children (n) ever infected | 46.2 (115) | 82.3 (181) | 91.6 (185) | 94.7 (178) |
| % of children (n) experiencing Campylobacter-positive diarrhea | 22.5 (56) | 60.0 (132) | 82.2 (166) | 88.3 (166) |
| Mean (range) of Campylobacter-positive diarrheal episodes by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay | 0.26 (0–4) | 0.97 (0–4) | 1.9 (0–11) | 2.6 (0–15) |
| Mean (SD) proportion of surveillance stools per child with Campylobacter detected | 12.6 (17.4) | 19.2 (16.9) | 21.3 (15.7) | 22.5 (15.6) |
| Mean (SD) proportion of diarrheal samples collected from each child with Campylobacter detected | 20.5 (31.4) | 30.3 (21.9) | 32.6 (25.5) | 33.2 (24.4) |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.