Table 4 Etiologies of acute colitis.
From: Mapping of etiologies of computed tomography-proven acute colitis: a prospective cohort study
Diagnosis | Patients, n (%) | Detailed diagnosis | Patients, n (%)* | Detailed diagnosis | Patients, n (%)* | In association, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Infectious colitis | 103 (57.5%) | Campylobacter spp. | 57 (55.3%) | Campylobacter jejuni | 45 (43.7%) | 7 |
Campylobacter coli | 8 (7.8%) | 3 | ||||
Undetermined | 4 (3.9%) | 2 | ||||
Clostridoides difficile | 23 (22.3%) | – | – | 5 | ||
Salmonella spp. | 9 (8.7%) | Group B | 3 (2.9%) | 0 | ||
Group C | 2 (1.9%) | 0 | ||||
Group D | 1 (1%) | 0 | ||||
Undetermined | 2 (1.9%) | 1 | ||||
Escherichia coli spp. | 8 (7.8%) | STEC/EHEC | 5 (4.9%) | 2 | ||
EIEC | 2 (1.9%) | 1 | ||||
Enteroviruses | 7 (6.8%) | Norovirus | 4 (3.9%) | 4 | ||
Rotavirus | 2 (1.9%) | 1 | ||||
Sapovirus | 2 (1.9%) | 1 | ||||
Shigella spp. | 6 (5.8%) | Shigella sonei | 3 (2.9%) | 1 | ||
Shigella flexneri | 3 (2.9%) | 1 | ||||
Entamoeba histolytica | 2 (1.9%) | – | – | 1 | ||
Yersinia enterolitica | 2 (1.9%) | – | – | 2 | ||
Vibrio spp. | 1 (1%) | Undetermined | 1 (1%) | 0 | ||
Plesiomonas shigelloides | 1 (1%) | – | – | 1 | ||
Ischemic colitis | 18 (10.1%) | – | – | – | – | – |
Inflammatory bowel disease | 4 (2.2%) | Ulcerative colitis | 3 (25%) | – | – | – |
Crohn’s disease | 1 (75%) | – | – | – | ||
Undetermined | 54 (30.2%) | – | – | – | – | – |
