Table 1 Clinical charateristics in cases with EPEC detected alone, EPEC and other pathogens detected and campylobacter detected
Multiplex PCR result | EPEC detected alone N = 84 | EPEC and other pathogens detected N = 38 b | Campylobacter detected(all) N = 169 |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex (male) [n (%)] | 42 (50) | 21 (55) | 87 (51) |
Age years [mean(SD)] | 60 (18.6) | 55 (19.2) | 53 (19.4) |
Other characteristics [%, (95% CI)] | |||
Ongoing antibiotic treatment | 32 (22–43) | 18 (7.7–34) | 9.5 (5.5–15) |
No diarrhoea | 20 (12–30) | 5.3 (0.64–18) | 4.7 (2.1–9.1) |
Ongoing chemotherapy | 15 (8.6–25) | 2.6 (0.066–14) | 3.5 (1.3–7.6) |
Travel associated | 8.3 (3.4–16) | 42 (26–59) | 35 (28–43) |
Culture positive | 49 (38–60) | 26 (13–43) | 66 (58–73) |
bfpA positive patients | 4.8 (1.3–12) | 5.3 (0.64–18) | – |
Clinical diagnosis [%, (95% CI)] | |||
Clinical non-infectious cause of diarrhoeaa | 73 (61–83) | 25 (12–42) | 17 (11–23) |