Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of campylobacteriosis in Nicaraguan children, 2017–2018 (n = 59)

Clinical characteristic	n (%) or median (IQR)
Presence of diarrhea	55 (93)
Median duration (days)	6 (4, 8)
Median maximum number of stools in a 24-hour period	6 (5, 8)
Presence of vomiting	14 (24)
Median duration (days)	2 (1, 4)
Fever	18 (30)
Blood in stool	6 (10)
Received care at primary care clinic	21 (36)
Received care in hospital	2 (3)
Received care at emergency department	9 (15)
Received zinc	17 (29)
Received intravenous fluid	1 (2)
Received other medications in the last 7 days	32 (54)
Reason for receiving other medications
For treatment of gastroenteritis	27 (46)
For treatment of other illness	9 (15)
Coinfected with an enteric virus (five missing)	24 (44)
Rotavirus	13 (24)
Sapovirus	6 (11)
Norovirus	6 (11)
Astrovirus	3 (6)