Table 2 Clinical symptoms in children with gastroenteritis, by presence of enteropathogens ^a

DEC positive single infection

4/14 (28.6%)

13/16 (81.3%)

9/15 (60.0%)

DEC positive mixed infection

6/22 (27.3%)

18/22 (81.8%)

12/21 (57.1%)

DEC negative

23/121 (19.0%)

113/131 (86.3%)

78/128 (60.9%)

DEC and rotavirus positive

6/21 (28.6%)

19/21 (90.5%)

11/20 (55.5%)

DEC negative and rotavirus positive

14/68 (20.6%)

65/72 (90.3%)

40/71 (56.3%)

DEC positive and rotavirus negative

5/18 (27.8%)

15/20 (75.0%)

12/19 (63.2%)

DEC and rotavirus negative

14/64 (21.9%)

59/71 (83.1%)

40/68 (58.8%)

EAEC positive

8/16 (50%)*

13/18 (72.2%)**

6/17 (35.3%)*

EAEC negative

32/162 (19.8%)

151/173 (87.3%)

102/167 (61.1%)

EAEC and rotavirus positive

5/9 (55.6%)*

8/9 (88.9%)*

2/9 (22.2%)

EAEC negative and rotavirus positive

15/80 (18.8%)

76/84 (90.5%)

49/82 (59.8%)

EAEC positive and rotavirus negative

3/7 (42.9%)

5/9 (55.6%)

4/8 (50.0%)

EAEC and rotavirus negative

16/75 (21.3%)

69/82 (84.1%)

48/79 (60.8%)

Atypical EPEC positive

3/19 (15.8%)

17/19 (85.5%)

14/18 (77.8%)**

Atypical EPEC negative

37/159 (23.3%)

147/172 (85.5%)

94/166 (56.6%)

Atypical EPEC and rotavirus positive

1/10 (10.0%)

9/10 (90.0%)

8/9 (88.9%)

Atypical EPEC negative & rotavirus positive

19/79 (24.1%)

75/86 (90.4%)

43/82 (52.4%)

Atypical EPEC positive & rotavirus negative

2/9 (22.2%)

8/9 (88.9%)

6/9 (66.7%)

Atypical EPEC and rotavirus negative

17/73 (23.3%)

66/82 (80.5%)

46/78 (59.0%)