TABLE 1.

Age and sex of patients and laboratory method used to confirm the diagnosis in cases of Whipple's disease published since 1991^a

Age (yr)	Sexb	Result by:			Publication yr (reference)
		PAS staining	PCR amplification	Electron microscopy
47	F	+			1991 (6)
64 (mean)	12M, 2F	+			1991 (11)
35	M	+		+	1991 (14)
59	F	+			1991 (42)
37	M	+		+	1991 (92)
53	F	+		+	1991 (141)
70	F	+	+		1991 (207)
32	M	+		+	1991 (210)
51 (mean)	13M, 3F	+		+	1992 (55)
36	M	+			1992 (145)
36	M	+	+	+	1992 (154)
51	M	+	+
50	M	+	+
52	M	+	+
48	M	+	+	+
36	M	+		+	1992 (163)
62	M	+			1992 (187)
71	M	+			1993 (35)
45	M	+			1993 (73)
58	M	+	+	+	1993 (134)
64	F	+			1993 (162)
39	M	+
45	M			+	1993 (180)
43	M			+
28	M	+			1993 (212)
65	F	+		+	1994 (13)
59	M	+		+	1994 (33)
62d	F	+	+		1994 (82)
59	M	+	+
47e	M		+		1994 (106)
61 (mean)	24M, 3F	+			1994 (120)
65	M	+			1995 (40)
59	F	+	+	+	1995 (155)
6	M	+	−		1995 (183)
43	M	+	+		1995 (201)
31	F	+	+		1996 (5)
63	M	+		+	1996 (12)
35	M	+			1996 (21)
55	M	+			1996 (26)
60	M	−	+		1996 (31)
49	M	+			1996 (38)
4	M	+			1996 (49)
58	F	−	+	+	1996 (67)
44	M	+	+		1996 (61)
46	M	+		+	1996 (68)
31	M	+			1996 (96)
55	M	+	+		1996 (105)
47f	F	−
54f	M	−
50	M	+	+		1996 (168)
63	M	+			1996 (194)
55 (mean)	38M, 14F	+			1997 (50)
40	M	+	+	+	1997 (54)
55	M	+			1997 (94)
47	F	−	+		1997 (107)
60f	M	−	−
63f	M	−	−
55f	M	−	−
48f	W	−	−
59	M	+	+	+	1997 (108)
50	M	+			1997 (116)
61	M	+	+		1997 (117)
51	F	+			1997 (119)
46g	M
58g	M
60	M	+		+	1997 (124)
22	M	+	+		1997 (129)
8	F	−	+
38	M	+	+
72	F	+	+
62	F	+	+
48	M	+	+	+	1997 (131)
42	F	+	+		1997 (133)
65	M	+	+
53	M	+			1997 (142)
70	M	+			1997 (144)
58	F	+		+
35	F	+		+	1997 (149)
54 (mean)	13M, 4F	+	+		1997 (150)
58	M	+			1997 (165)
44	F	+		+	1997 (174)
65	M	+		+	1997 (193)
52 (mean)	94M, 16F	+	(+)c		1997 (199)
62	F	+	+		1998 (30)
63 (mean)	12M	+			1998 (43)
44	M	+		+	1998 (98)
59	M	+			1998 (101)
32	M	+	+		1998 (130)
34	M	+	+		1998 (136)
58	M	+	+	+	1998 (143)
55	M	+	+		1998 (166)
66	M	+	+		1998 (167)
77	F	+	+	+	1998 (185)
62	M	+	+	+	1998 (204)
54	F	−	+		1999 (8)
36	M	+	+		1999 (22)
40	M	+	+		1999 (27)
55	M	+	+
75	M		+		1999 (39)
43	M	+	+		1999 (57)
47	F	+	+		1999 (78)
64	M	+	+		1999 (79)
53	M	+	+
55	M		+
55	F	+	+
48	M		+		1999 (83)
72	M		+
50	M	−	+
32	F	−	+
30	F		+
59	M	−	+
47	M		+		1999 (115)
36	M	+		+	1999 (127)
41	M		+		1999 (138)
61	M	+	+
62	M	+	+		1999 (148)
75	M	+	+
50	M	+	+
65	M	+	+
64	M	+	+
29	F	+	+
48	M	+	+

^aPatients redundantly described in more than one reference are reported only once (based on the information provided by the authors in the different manuscripts). Laboratory results refer to intestinal or extraintestinal specimens. Spaces in the table indicate “not determined.” 

^bM, male; F, female. 

^cFor 39 patients histology was also confirmed by PCR. 

^dPatient with Whipple's disease-associated bacterial organism infection. 

^eGram-positive rods detected. 

^fClinically diagnosed. 

^gNo data about PAS, PCR, and electron microscopy.