Surveillance of Food- and Smear-Transmitted Pathogens in European Soldiers with Diarrhea on Deployment in the Tropics: Experience from the European Union Training Mission (EUTM) Mali
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
