| 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 |