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Table 3 Characteristics 1 of the study participants in relation to confirmed infection with the different enteropathogens

From: Community-acquired diarrhea among children and adults in urban settings in Senegal: clinical, epidemiological and microbiological aspects

 

No

Bacteria, n (%)

p-value

Virus, n (%)

p-value

Parasite, n (%)

p-value

Gender

       

  Male

120

39 (32.5)

0.18

23 (19.2)

0.48

19 (15.8)

0.37

  Female

103

25 (24.3)

 

16 (15.5)

 

12 (11.6)

 

Age range

       

  ≤ 5 years

112

27 (24.1)

0.19

37 (33.0)

<0.01

13 (11.6)

0.28

  6–15 years

30

13 (43.3)

 

2 (6.7)

 

7 (23.3)

 

  > 15 years

81

24 (29.6)

 

0

 

11 (13.6)

 

Season

       

  Dry

80

13 (16.2)

0.002

21 (26.2)

0.01

10 (12.5)

0.65

  Raining

143

51 (35.7)

 

18 (12.6)

 

21 (14.7)

 
  1. 1No statistically significant association was found between any confirmed infection and clinical characteristics.
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