Table 2. Symptoms among hospitalized children and adults in an outbreak of campylobacteriosis in Askoy, Norway 2019.
Total | Adults (≥16) | Children (<16) | |||||
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n | % total | n | % total | n | % total | OR (95% CI) | |
Diarrhea | 66 | 99% | 49 | 98% | 17 | 100% | ns |
Bloody stools | 6 | 9% | 4 | 8% | 2 | 12% | ns |
Dehydration | 45 | 67% | 40 | 80% | 5 | 29% | 9.60 (2.74–33.6) |
Fevera | 27 | 40% | 13 | 26% | 14 | 82% | 0.08 (0.02–0.31) |
Vomiting | 25 | 37% | 13 | 26% | 12 | 71% | 0.15 (0.04–0.50) |
Abdominal pain | na | - | 35 | 70% | na | - | na |
Headache | na | - | 9 | 18% | na | - | na |
Joint pain | na | - | 9 | 18% | na | - | na |
Insomnia | na | - | 6 | 12% | na | - | na |
Chest pain | na | - | 3 | 6% | na | - | na |
a Fever was either self-reported or measured as temperature ≥38 degrees centigrade at admission.
ns = not significant, na = not applicable.