TABLE 2.
Clinical symptoms of 42 patients with diarrhea related to HPI-harboring E. coli and 134 patients with diarrhea related to atypical E. coli
| Symptoms | No. (%) of patients with the symptom
|
|
|---|---|---|
| HPI-harboring E. coli | Other atypical E. coli | |
| Nausea | 14 (33.33) | 44 (32.8) |
| Vomiting | 11 (26.19) | 40 (29.9) |
| Diarrhea the following no. of times/day: | ||
| 3–5 | 9 (21.43) | 26 (19.4) |
| 6–8 | 16 (38.10) | 36 (26.9) |
| 9–10 | 12 (28.57) | 48 (35.8) |
| >10 | 5 (11.90) | 24 (17.9) |
| Form of feces | ||
| Mucous | 23 (54.76) | 47 (35.1) |
| Watery | 8 (19.05) | 56 (41.8) |
| With blood | 4 (9.52) | 18 (13.4) |
| Unformed | 7 (16.67) | 12 (9.0) |
| Inappetence | 26 (61.90) | 54 (40.3) |
| Abdominal pain | 28 (66.67) | 40 (29.9) |
| Vapidity | 21 (50) | 41 (30.6) |
| Headache | 10 (23.8) | 23 (17.2) |
| Abdominal movement | 8 (19.05) | 14 (10.4) |
| Temp | ||
| Normal | 18 (42.86) | 32 (23.9) |
| 37.4–37.9°C | 12 (28.57) | 45 (33.6) |
| 38–38.9°C | 8 (19.05) | 43 (32.1) |
| >39°C | 4 (9.52) | 14 (10.4) |