TABLE 5.
Results of multivariate analysis of association of diarrheagenic E. coli with diarrhea
| Parameter | Result for groupa
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| Diarrhea ≤14 days (n = 43) | Diarrhea >14 days (n = 99) | Controls (n = 108) | Variables in modelb | |
| No. (%) infected with ETEC | 10 (23.3) | 4 (4) | 4 (3.7) | |
| Adjusted OR | 6.7ABc | 1.62BC | Sex, period between return and presentation, age | |
| 95% CI | 1.54–29.09 | 0.35–7.39 | ||
| No. (%) infected with EAggEC | 9 (20.9) | 6 (6.1) | 7 (6.5) | |
| Adjusted OR | 1.74DE | 0.42DF | Prior antibiotics, ETEC infection, destination | |
| 95% CI | 0.48–6.26 | 0.12–1.64 | ||
| No. (%) infected with DAEC | 4 (9.3) | 12 (12.1) | 15 (13.9) | |
| Adjusted OR | 0.9DG | 0.76D | Prior antibiotics, institute | |
| 95% CI | 0.24–3.86 | 0.27–2.2 | ||
a
Letters show the relevant variables as follows: A, sex; B, period between return and presentation; C, age; D, prior antibiotics; E, ETEC infection; F, destination; G, institute.
b
See Table 4 for results of simple stratified analysis for each variable.
c
P = 0.005.