Research Article
Virulence Factors Associated with Pediatric Shigellosis in Brazilian Amazon
Table 4
Assessing of major Shigella virulence genes associated with main symptoms of dysentery bacillary.
| | Virulence gene | Dehydration | Prevalence ratio | CI | | Fecal occult blood | Prevalence ratio | CI | | | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. |
| | ial | | | | | | | | | | | | Pos. | 12 (60) | 5 (50) | 1.15 | (0.68–1.94) | 0.705 | 11 (61.1) | 6 (50) | 1.2 | (0.65–2.22) | 0.821 | | Neg. | 8 (40) | 5 (50) | 7 (38.9) | 6 (50) | | ipaH | | | | | | | | | | | | Pos. | 16 (80) | 8 (80) | 1 | (0.53–1.88) | 0.999 | 16 (88.9) | 8 (66.7) | 2 | (0.62–6.42) | 0.184 | | Neg. | 4 (20) | 2 (20) | 2 (11.1) | 4 (33.3) | | set.1A | | | | | | | | | | | | Pos. | 14 (70) | 5 (50) | 1.35 | (0.74–2.47) | 0.425 | 12 (66.7) | 7 (58.3) | 1.16 | (0.61–2.19) | 0.712 | | Neg. | 6 (30) | 5 (50) | 6 (33.3) | 5 (41.7) | | set.1B | | | | | | | | | | | | Pos. | 16 (80) | 1 (10) | 3.06 | (1.34–6.97) | <0.001
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| 10 (55.6) | 7 (58.3) | 0.96 | (0.53–1.72) | 0.999 | | Neg. | 4 (20) | 9 (90) | 8 (44.4) | 5 (41.7) | | sen/ospD3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Pos. | 9 (45) | 4 (40) | 1.07 |
(0.65–0.77) | 0.999 | 11 (61.1) | 2 (16.7) | 2.05 | (1.11–3.80) | 0.042
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| | Neg. | 11 (55) | 6 (60) | 7 (38.9) | 10 (83.3) |
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value of Fisher's exact test. **significant difference.
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