TABLE 1.
Clinical features in children with and without positive viral detection
| Symptom | No. of samples/total no. of positive samplesa (%) | No. of samples/ total no. of negative samples (%) | Pb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diarrhea | 230/256 (89.8) | 76/92 (82.6) | 0.100 |
| Bloody diarrhea | 4/256 (1.6) | 10/92 (10.9) | <0.001 |
| Vomiting | 175/256 (68.3) | 41/92 (44.6) | <0.001 |
| Fever | 169/256 (66.0) | 53/92 (57.6) | 0.189 |
| Abdominal pain | 62/256 (24.2) | 35/92 (38.0) | 0.016 |
a
Positive samples contained at least one of the four viruses: rotavirus, human caliciviruses, astrovirus, or adenovirus type 40 or 41.
b
A P value of ≤0.05 (Yates corrected χ2 test) was considered significant for differences between children with and without positive viral detection.