Patients with diarrhea positive results for Shigella

(n = 26)

Patients with diarrhea negative results for Shigella

(n = 464)

P value

No

%

No

%

Dehydration

7

26.9

126

27.2

0.8

Blood in stool

8

30.8

78

16.8

0.1

Presence of fever

17

65.4

201

43.3

0.04*

Vomiting

14

53.8

316

68.1

0.1

Hospital admission

2

7.7

43

9.3

0.9

Abdominal pain

5

19.2

172

37.1

0.1

Convulsion episodes

1

3.8

13

2.8

0.7