Volume 11, Number 7—July 2005
Dispatch
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae Diarrhea, Bangladesh, 2004
Firdausi Qadri*
, Ashraful I. Khan*, Abu Syed G. Faruque*, Yasmin Ara Begum*, Fahima Chowdhury*, Gopinath B. Nair*, Mohammed A. Salam*, David A. Sack*, and Ann-Mari Svennerholm†
, Ashraful I. Khan*, Abu Syed G. Faruque*, Yasmin Ara Begum*, Fahima Chowdhury*, Gopinath B. Nair*, Mohammed A. Salam*, David A. Sack*, and Ann-Mari Svennerholm†
Table 1
Characteristics of the patients with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) and Vibrio cholerae O1 infection during the diarrheal epidemic, July–August 2004, Bangladesh
| Parameter | No. ETEC* (n = 63) (%) | No. V. cholerae* (n = 78) (%) | All patients† (N = 350) (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| ≤2 y | 35 (56) | 9 (12) | 159 (45) |
| 3–4 y | 3 (5) | 9 (12) | 22 (6) |
| 5–15 y | 2 (3) | 21 (27) | 33 (9) |
| >15 y | 23 (36) | 39 (50) | 136 (39) |
| Median (mo) | 18 | 186 | 48 |
| Range (mo) | 1.9–600.0 | 4.9–780.0 | 0.67–960 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 35 (56) | 41 (53) | 198 (57) |
| Female | 28 (44) | 37 (47) | 152 (43) |
| Dehydration status | |||
| No sign | 29 (46) | 4 (5) | 115 (33) |
| Some | 20 (32) | 27 (35) | 133 (38) |
| Severe | 14 (22) | 47 (60) | 102 (29) |
| Intravenous rehydration needed | 18 (29) | 56 (72) | 137 (39) |
*No. patients infected with respective bacterial pathogens seen at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh treatment center during the epidemic.
†Total patients with specimens tested during the study period.
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