Table 3.
Incidence of Multiple Pathogen Detection on Stool Testing, Ancillary Testing, Antibiotic Use, and Clinical Outcomes of Men Who Have Sex With Men With Gastroenteritis and Positive Pathogen Stool Testing (N = 151 Episodes)
| Characteristic | Overall | HIV+ | HIV− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 151 | n = 100 | n = 51 | P Value | |
| Pathogens detected by multiplex polymerase chain reaction, mean (standard deviation) | 1.6 (0.9) | 1.7 (0.9) | 1.6 (0.9) | .61 |
| Number of pathogens detected (%) | .74 | |||
| 1 | 86 (57.0) | 56 (56.0) | 30 (58.8) | |
| 2 | 44 (29.1) | 29 (29.0) | 15 (29.4) | |
| 3 | 14 (9.3) | 9 (9.0) | 5 (9.8) | |
| >4 | 8 (5.3) | 6 (6.0) | 1 (2.0) | |
| Additional pathogens detected, n (%) | ||||
| Gonorrhea | 6 (4.0) | 4 (4.0) | 2 (3.9) | .99 |
| Chlamydia | 9 (6.0) | 7 (7.0) | 2 (3.9) | .71 |
| Acute syphilis | 4 (2.6) | 4 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | .30 |
| Received antimicrobial, n (%) | 115 (75.7) | 75 (75.0) | 40 (76.9) | .84 |
| Duration of treatment, median (IQR), days | 5 (3–7) | 5 (3–7) | 3 (3–7) | .07 |
| Length of stay,a median (IQR), days | 4 (2–5.25) | 4 (2–6) | 3 (3-3) | .31 |
| Clinical change, n (%) | .09 | |||
| Resolved | 112 (73.7) | 74 (74.0) | 38 (73.1) | |
| Improved | 18 (11.9) | 16 (16.0) | 2 (3.8) | |
| Unchanged | 11 (7.2) | 7 (7.0) | 4 (7.7) | |
| Unknown | 8 (5.3) | 3 (3.0) | 5 (9.6) | |
| Otherb | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.8) | |
Abbreviations: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; IQR, interquartile range.
an = 25 admitted to the hospital overall, 19 HIV+, 6 HIV−.
bIncludes an individual who died (n = 1) individual who was asymptomatic when diagnosed (n = 1).