Table 6
Stool frequency and consistency in diarrhea patients with bacterial, viral, and parasitic infections.
| | | Detected pathogen groups | | | Bacteria | Viruses | Parasites | No detected pathogen | Multiple infections |
| | Stool frequency | | | | | | | 1-2 stools per day | 8/11 | 5/11 | 1/11 | 1/11 | 7/11 | | ≥3 stools per day | 23/34 | 6/34 | 2/34 | 7/34 | 14/34 | | No data | 3/4 | 1/4 | 0/4 | 1/4 | 1/4 | | Stool consistency as described by the patient | | | | | | | Watery | 18/26 | 8/26 | 3/26 | 3/26 | 12/26 | | Mushy | 4/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 1/5 | 2/5 | | Changing | 2/3 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 1/3 | 2/3 | | Watery/mushy | 4/5 | 1/5 | 0/5 | 1/5 | 2/5 | | Watery/changing | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | | Slimy/changing | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/1 | | No data | 6/8 | 2/8 | 0/8 | 2/8 | 4/8 | | Stool consistency as observed by the technical assistant | | | | | | | Hard | 10/13 | 1/13 | 1/13 | 3/13 | 6/13 | | Watery | 11/14 | 2/14 | 1/14 | 1/14 | 7/14 | | Mushy | 12/17 | 9/17 | 0/17 | 1/17 | 8/17 | | Slimy | 1/2 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | | No data | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 3/3 | 0/3 |
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