Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of C. jejuni/coli compared with other Campylobacter species (n = 59)
| Clinical characteristic, n (%) or median (IQR) | C. jejuni/coli (n = 39) | Other species* (n = 20) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diarrhea | 37 (95) | 18 (90) | 0.5 |
| Median duration (days) | 7 (4, 8) | 4 (3, 7) | 0.04 |
| Median maximum number of stools in a 24-hour period | 6 (5, 7) | 7 (6, 8) | 0.07 |
| Vomiting | 9 (23) | 5 (25) | 1.0 |
| Median duration (days) | 2 (1, 4) | 1 (1, 1) | 0.2 |
| Fever | 11 (28) | 7 (35) | 0.6 |
| Blood in stool | 6 (15) | 0 (0) | 0.09 |
| Received care at primary care clinic | 11 (28) | 10 (50) | 0.1 |
| Received care in hospital | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | 0.5 |
| Received care at emergency department | 5 (13) | 4 (20) | 0.5 |
| Received zinc | 10 (26) | 7 (35) | 0.5 |
| Received intravenous fluid | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 1.0 |
| Received other medications in the last 7 days | 19 (49) | 13 (65) | 0.2 |
| Reason for receiving other medications | |||
| For treatment of gastroenteritis | 15 (39) | 12 (60) | 0.1 |
| For treatment of other illness | 6 (15) | 3 (15) | 1.0 |
| Coinfected with an enteric virus (five missing) | 19 (54) | 5 (26) | 0.08 |
| Rotavirus (five missing) | 8 (23) | 5 (26) | 1.0 |
| Sapovirus (five missing) | 5 (14) | 1 (5) | 0.4 |
| Norovirus (five missing) | 5 (14) | 1 (5) | 0.4 |
| Astrovirus (five missing) | 3 (9) | 0 (0) | 0.5 |
C. jejuni = Campylobacter jejuni.
*
Other species include Campylobacter concisus (n = 3), Campylobacter hyointestinalis (n = 1), Campylobacter hominis (n = 1), Campylobacter vulpis (n = 1), and untypeable (n = 14).