Table 3

Drug treatment involvement in GI symptoms developed during hospitalisation

Antibiotic treatmentNon-antibiotic treatmentP value
Diarrhoea17/90 (18.9)1/90 (1.1)0.034
Non-diarrhoea49/90 (54.4)23/90 (25.6)
Anorexia11/90 (12.2)1/90 (1.1)0.17
Non-anorexia54/90 (60.0)24/90 (26.7)
Nausea12/92 (13.0)2/92 (2.2)0.33
Non-nausea54/92 (58.7)24/92 (26.1)
Vomiting3/95 (3.2)1/95 (1.1)1.00
Non-vomiting66/95 (69.5)25/95 (26.3)
Increased bilirubin20/95 (21.1)2/95 (2.1)0.028
Normal bilirubin49/95 (51.6)24/95 (25.3)
Antiviral treatmentNon-antiviral treatmentP value
Diarrhoea18/90 (20.0)00.34
Non-diarrhoea66/90 (73.3)6/90 (6.7)
Anorexia12/90 (13.3)01.00
Non-anorexia72/90 (80.0)6/90 (6.7)
Nausea14/92 (15.2)00.59
Non-nausea72/92 (78.3)6/92 (6.5)
Vomiting4/95 (4.2)01.00
Non-vomiting85/95 (89.5)6/95 (6.3)
Increased bilirubin22/95 (23.2)00.33
Normal bilirubin67/95 (70.5)6/95 (6.3)
  • Data are presented as n/N (%). N is the total number of patients except for those who have related GI symptoms on initial presentation.