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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of Shigella cases stratified by healthcare facility in Santa Rosa and Quetzaltenango Departments, Guatemala 2007–2012

From: Burden of laboratory-confirmed shigellosis infections in Guatemala 2007-2012: results from a population-based surveillance system

 

All Cases

N (%)a

261 (100)

Hospital

N (%)a

30 (100)

Ambulatory

N (%)a

231 (100)

P-value

Demographics

Sex

 

  Female

149 (57.1)

14 (46.7)

135 (58.4)

0.22

Age

 

  0 to 6 months

2 (0.8)

1 (3.3)

1 (0.4)

0.001

  6 months to < 1 year

16 (6.1)

5 (16.7)

11 (4.8)

 

  1 to 4 years

133 (50.9)

19 (63.2)

114 (49.5)

 

  5 to 9 years

36 (13.8)

1 (3.3)

35 (15.2)

 

  10 to 20 years

29 (11.1)

0 (0.0)

29 (12.6)

 

  20 to 40 years

25 (9.6)

0 (0.0)

25 (10.8)

 

  40 to 60 years

9 (3.5)

0 (0.0)

9 (3.9)

 

  60 + years

11 (4.2)

4 (13.3)

7 (3.0)

 

Symptoms

Under 5 years

151 (100.0)

23 (100.0)

128 (100.0)

 

 Vomiting

42 (28.0)

17 (74.0)

25 (37.8)

< 0.0001

 Unable to drink or breastfeed

71 (47.0)

15 (60.0)

56 (44.1)

0.15

 Convulsions

5 (4.0)

3 (13.0)

2 (2.2)

0.024

 Lethargy

57 (36.0)

3 (12.0)

54 (40.0)

0.007

All ages

 Temperature in oC Median (Range)

37 (34.4–40)

37 (36–39.5)

36.9 (34.4–40)

 

 Vomiting

99 (38.1)

21 (70.0)

78 (33.9)

< 0.0001

 Abdominal Pain

185 (71.2)

11 (37.0)

174 (75.7)

< 0.0001

 Bloody stool

80 (30.8)

5 (17.0)

75 (32.6)

0.19

 Mucoid stool

183 (70.4)

15 (50.0)

168 (73.0)

0.009

 Co-Infections

  Campylobacter coli

2 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.9)

0.61

  Campylobacter jejuni

4 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

4 (1.7)

0.47

  Rotavirus

3 (1.3)

3 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

< 0.0001

  Any protozoa or helminth

78 (30.0)

6 (20.0)

72 (31.6)

0.19

  Giardia

5 (1.9)

0 (0.0)

5 (2.2)

0.41

Treatmentb

Oral rehydration salts or solution

37 (25.0)

18 (72.0)

19 (15.0)

< 0.0001

  1. aProportions based on non-missing data
  2. bNot sufficient antibiotic data for treatment. 18 patients had other treatment, 4 had antibiotics and 9 had salts/solution