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Table 1 Clinical features of rotavirus and norovirus infection

From: Rotavirus and Norovirus infections among acute gastroenteritis children in Morocco

 

Rotavirus (N = 78)*

Norovirus (N = 43)**

Negative (N = 192)***

Maximum number stools per day

 1-3

01 (01.28%)

03 (06.98%)

16 (08.33%)

 

 4-5

21 (26.92%)

12 (27.91%)

63 (32.81%)

 

 ≥ 6

56 (71.79%)

28 (65.12%)

113 (58.85%)

 

Diarrhea duration (days)

 1-4

74 (94.87%)

40 (93.02%)

168 (87.50%)

 

 5

03 (03.85%)

00 (00.00%)

14 (07.29%)

 

 ≥ 6

01 (01.28%)

43 (06.98%)

10 (05.21%)

 

Number vomiting episodes per day

 0

05 (06.41%)

05 (11.63%)

50 (26.04%)

 

 1

00 (00.00%)

03 (06.98%)

07 (03.65%)

 

 2-4

16 (20.51%)

09 (20.93%)

50 (26.04%)

 

 ≥ 5

57 (73.08%)

26 (60.47%)

85 (44.27%)

 

Vomiting duration (days)

 0

05 (06.41%)

05 (11.63%)

50 (26.04%)

 

 1

19 (24.36%)

07 (16.28%)

31 (16.15%)

 

 2

26 (33.33%)

14 (32.56%)

57 (29.69%)

 

 ≥ 3

33 (42.31%)

17 (39.53%)

54 (28.13%)

 

Temperature (°C)

 37

25 (32.05%)

17 (39.53%)

79 (41.15%)

 

 37.1-38.4

05 (06.41%)

02 (04.65%)

15 (07.81%)

 

 38.5-38.9

02 (02.56%)

11 (25.58%)

34 (17.71%)

 

 ≥ 39.0

46 (58.97%)

13 (30.23%)

64 (33.33%)

 

Dehydration

 Mild

08 (10.26%)

17 (39.53%)

67 (34.90%)

 

 Moderate

26 (33.33%)

13 (30.23%)

55 (28.65%)

 

 Severe

44 (56.41%)

13 (30.23%)

70 (36.46%)

 

Treatment

 Rehydration

07 (08.97%)

12 (27.91%)

45 (23.44%)

 

 Hospitalization

71 (91.03%)

31 (72.09%)

147 (76.56%)

 
    

P value

 Vesikari score

14.74

 

  12.38

< 0.0001

  

13.12

  12.38

0.26

  1. *89 rotavirus positives samples-(9 co-infections + 2 data missing) = 78.
  2. **54 norovirus positives samples-(9 co-infections + 2 data missing) = 43.
  3. ***201 negatives samples-(9 data missing) = 192.