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 7
Accompanying symptoms in diarrhea patients with bacterial, viral, and parasitic infections. n.o. = not observed.
Detected pathogen groups
Bacteria
Viruses
Parasites
No detected pathogen
Multiple infections
Accompanying symptoms in all patients
Nausea/vomiting
8/15
7/15
0/15
4/15
6/15
Cramps
15/20
6/20
2/20
2/20
10/20
Abdominal pain
19/29
8/29
2/29
5/29
10/29
Flatulence
9/13
4/13
1/13
2/13
6/13
Bloody diarrhea
1/1
0/1
0/1
0/1
0/1
No data
9/12
1/12
1/12
3/12
7/12
Fever
Yes
2/3
1/3
0/3
1/3
2/3
No
32/46
11/46
3/46
8/46
20/46
Accompanying symptoms in patients with ≥ 3 stools per day ()
Nausea/vomiting
4/9
2/9
0/9
4/9
2/9
Cramps
12/16
3/16
2/16
2/16
8/16
Abdominal pain
15/22
5/22
2/22
4/22
8/22
Flatulence
6/9
3/9
1/9
2/9
5/9
Bloody diarrhea
1/1
0/1
0/1
0/1
0/1
No data
5/7
0/7
0/7
2/7
3/7
Fever
Yes
2/3
1/3
0/3
1/3
2/3
No
21/31
5/31
2/31
6/31
12/31
Accompanying symptoms in patients with only 1 detected pathogen and assessed symptom data ()
