Clinical and demographic data for 173 patients with enteritis caused by Campylobacter and 177 patients with E coli (ETEC)
| Campylobacter (n=173) | E coli ETEC (n=177) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical and demographic data | ReA (n=27) | Non-ReA (n=146) | ReA (n=10) | Non-ReA (n=167) |
| *Patients with Campylobacter ReA versus non-ReA; †patients with Campylobacter non-ReA versus E coli (ETEC) non-ReA. | ||||
| Age (median) | 36 | 34 | 43 | 41 |
| Range | (18–65) | (18–76) | (25–63) | (18–76) |
| Sex, M/F (%) | 10/17 (37/63) | 65/81 (45/55) | 5/5 (50/50) | 78/89 (47/53) |
| Duration of diarrhoea, median (days) | 13* | 7* p=0.0058 | 18.5 | 14 NS |
| 7† | 14† p=0.0005 | |||
| Interquartile range | 8–28 | 5–14 | 9–28 | 6–21 |
| Duration of joint symptoms, median (days) | 60 | 165 | NS | |
| Interquartile range | 29–180 | 45–835 | ||
| Days (median) from start of diarrhoea until onset of joint symptoms | 14 | 7 | NS | |
| Interquartile range | 7–19 | 2–11 | ||
| Treatment with antibiotics for diarrhoea: | ||||
| Yes (%) | 16 (59) | 39 (26) p=0.03 | 3 (33) | 47 (28) |
| No (%) | 11 (41) | 75 (51) | 6 (67) | 91 (55) |
| Don't remember (%) | 0 | 33 (23) | 1 (10) | 29 (17) |