Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of 285 patients
Distribution
Sex (M/F) (n)
140/145
Age (median-extremes)
35 y (4 months–89 y)
Duration of diarrhoea at consultation (days)
5 (1–30)
Blood in stools (% of patients)
10
Mucus in stools (% of patients)
42
Fever (% of patients)
44