Table 2 Microbiologic results of children hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis with convulsions (cases) and without convulsions (controls).

From: Convulsions in children hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis

 

Cases (n = 63)

Controls (n = 2972)

P value a

OR (95% CI)b

Bacterial enteropathogenc

18 (29%)

479 (16%)

0.008

2.08 (1.19–3.63)

Shigella

7 (11%)

106 (4%)

0.002

3.38 (1.50–7.59)

Campylobacter

10 (16%)

286 (10%)

0.098

1.77 (0.89–3.52)

Salmonella

2 (3%)

91 (3%)

0.719

1.04 (0.25–4.31)

Rotavirus (overall)d

1/45 (2%)

665/2311 (29%)

 < 0.001

0.05 (0.01–3.76)

Pre-universal rotavirus vaccination (2008–2010)

1/12 (8%)

433/1102 (39%)

 < 0.001

 

Universal rotavirus vaccination (2011–2015)

0/33 (0%)

232/1209 (19%)

 < 0.001

 
  1. aP value was obtained by the chi square or Fisher's exact test.
  2. bOdds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were obtained using bivariate logistic regression models, comparing children with the pathogen to those without the pathogen.
  3. cThe detection of Shigella, Salmonella or Campylobacter spp. in stool culture.
  4. dRotavirus was tested in 45 cases and 2311 controls.
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