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Table 2 Clinical symptoms by laboratory-confirmation of cryptosporidiosis in gastroenteritis cases, hotel X, Norway, March 2007

From: Investigation of Swedish cases reveals an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis at a Norwegian hotel with possible links to in-house water systems

Symptoms

Lab-confirmed infection %

Non-confirmed infection* %

Total %

Diarrhoea

100 (9/9)

100 (15/15)

100 (24/24)

Bloody diarrhoea

0 (0/3)

0 (0/9)

0 (0/12)

Abdominal cramps

100 (9/9)

79 (11/14)

87 (20/23)

Headache

83 (5/6)

54 (7/13)

63 (12/19)

Fever

67 (4/6)

55 (6/11)

59 (10/17)

Nausea

75 (3/4)

45 (5/11)

53 (8/15)

Vomiting

25 (1/4)

9 (1/11)

13 (2/15)

  1. Cases with missing or uncertain answer were excluded
  2. * Negative stool sample or stool sample not taken