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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients ≥ 5 years old with hospitalized diarrhea in icddr,b hospitals, Bangladesh, 2000–2008
| Cholera (n = 3,072) | Shigella (n = 638) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | %a | N | %a | |
| General condition | ||||
| Normal | 463 | 15 | 406 | 64 |
| Restless | 274 | 9 | 73 | 11 |
| Lethargic but irritable when touched | 857 | 28 | 140 | 22 |
| Drowsy/cold & sweating extremities | 1475 | 48 | 19 | 3 |
| Clinical dehydration | ||||
| None | 198 | 6 | 338 | 53 |
| Some | 1003 | 33 | 275 | 43 |
| Severe | 1868 | 61 | 25 | 4 |
| <1 | 2217 | 72 | 289 | 45 |
| 1-6 | 843 | 28 | 338 | 53 |
| 7-14 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 15+ | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Stool contents | ||||
| Usual | 2934 | 96 | 256 | 40 |
| Mucus | 110 | 4 | 129 | 20 |
| Blood | 3 | 0 | 31 | 5 |
| Mucus and blood | 25 | 1 | 222 | 35 |
| # Stools in 24 hours | ||||
| 3-5 | 192 | 6 | 42 | 7 |
| 6-10 | 1283 | 42 | 276 | 43 |
| 11-15 | 967 | 31 | 162 | 25 |
| 16-20 | 353 | 12 | 70 | 11 |
| 21+ | 277 | 9 | 88 | 14 |
| Vomiting in last 24 hours | ||||
| None | 214 | 7 | 298 | 47 |
| <10 times | 2347 | 76 | 324 | 51 |
| 10+ times | 511 | 17 | 16 | 3 |
