Enteropathogens Associated with Acute Diarrhea in Children from Households with High Socioeconomic Level in Uruguay

Table 3

Clinical data of the children with diarrhea by EPEC, Campylobacter, viruses or Salmonella.

	Pathogens
	EPEC	Campylobacter	Virus^*	Salmonella
Duration^a
Between 12 and 48 h	3	4	5	3
Between 72 and 96 h	4	1	1	0
>120 h	0	0	0	0
No data	1	0	0	0
Stool appearance^b
Watery	5	1	5	0
Bloody	2	4	0	3
Mucus	0	0	1	3
No data	1	0	0	0
Fever	4	3	3	2
Vomiting	2	1	5	1
FL^c	2	4	0	3

Only the clinical findings of children with diarrhea in which a single enteropathogen was detected are shown; includes both aEPEC and tEPEC isolates; ^*includes rotavirus, adenovirus, and norovirus.
^aNumber of hours with diarrhea before the visit; ^bdata were provided by the parents/or pediatrician; ^cfecal leucocytes, defined as PMN cells identified in the stools by methylene-blue stain.