Table 2 Frequency and proportion of subjects with new onset of rheumatological symptoms following culture-confirmed infection, Minnesota and Oregon, 2002–2004
Age/sex categoryCampylobacter, n (%)Escherichia coli O157, n (%)Salmonella, n (%)Shigella, n (%)Yersinia, n (%)All pathogens, n (%)
Age ⩾18262 (14.8)27 (14.5)176 (18.5)19 (11.8)5 (21.7)489 (15.8)
Age <1840 (6.5)8 (3.8)28 (6.9)10 (7.3)0 (0)86 (6.2)
Female168 (15.1)26 (12.7)130 (17.2)18 (11.0)4 (22.2)346 (15.4)
Male134 (10.5)9 (4.7)74 (12.3)11 (8.2)1 (5.9)229 (10.3)
All subjects302 (12.7)35 (8.9)204 (15.0)29 (9.7)5 (14.3)575 (12.9)