From: Tropheryma whipplei in the stool samples of children with acute diarrhea: a study from Tehran, Iran
Negative T. whipplei N = 118 | Positive T. whipplei N = 12 | P value | OR (95% CI) | |
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Gender (male) | 51 (43.2) | 8 (66.7) | 0.12 | 2.63 (0.75–9.21) |
Age median ≥ 32.9 month | 41 (34.7) | 5 (41.7) | 0.75 | 1.34 (0.40–4.49) |
Median times of diarrhea (days): ≥ 4 times | 63 (53.4) | 8 (66.7) | 0.38 | 1.75 (0.50–6.11) |
Median times of diarrhea (days) ≥ 3 | 54 (45.8) | 10 (83.3) | 0.01* | 5.93 (1.24–28.22) |
Fever | 51 (43.2) | 4 (33.3) | 0.51 | 0.66 (0.19–2.30) |
Stomachache | 29 (24.6) | 5 (41.7) | 0.20 | 2.19 (0.65–7.44) |
Cramps | 34 (28.8) | 1 (8.3) | 0.18 | 0.91 (0.83–1.00) |
Headache | 4 (3.4) | 1 (8.3) | 0.39 | 2.59 (0.27–25.26) |
Vomiting | 29 (24.6) | 4 (33.3) | 0.50 | 1.53 (0.43–5.47) |
History of contact with animal | 3 (2.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0.99 | – |
Family history of diarrhea | 10 (8.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0.60 | – |
Travel history | 6 (5.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0.99 | – |
Underlying disease | 5 (4.2) | 2 (16.7) | 0.13 | 4.52 (0.78–26.34) |
Mucus in stool | 37 (31.4) | 4 (33.3) | 0.99 | 1.10 (0.31–3.87) |
Blood in stool | 11 (9.3) | 1 (8.3) | 0.99 | 0.88 (0.10–7.51) |
Pus in the stool | 10 (8.5) | 1 (8.3) | 0.99 | 0.98 (0.12–8.41) |
WBC in stool | 24 (20.3) | 3 (25.0) | 0.71 | 1.31 (0.33–5.20) |