Table 2 C. jejuni and C. coli isolated as single pathogens and from mixed infections via culture in traveler’s diarrhea cases and asymptomatic controls from CIWEC Travel Medicine Clinic, Kathmandu, Nepal and Bamrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
CIWEC Travel Medicine Clinic, Nepal | Cases (n = 480) | Controls (n = 209) | OR (95% CI) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. jejuni: single pathogen | 38 (7.9%) | 6 (2.9%) | 6.5 (2.2–19.1) | 0.0007 |
C. coli: single pathogen | 7 (1.5%) | 3 (1.4%) | 1.0 (0.3–3.9) | NS |
C. jejuni: mixed infection | 39 (8.1%) | 4 (1.9%) | 20.2 (2.7–152.9) | 0.0036 |
C. coli: mixed infection | 6 (1.3%) | 2 (0.9%) | 1.3 (0.3–6.6) | NS |
Bamrungrad International Hospital, Thailand | Cases (n = 173) | Controls (n = 165) | OR (95% CI) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. jejuni: single pathogen | 24 (13.9%) | 4 (2.4%) | 2.9 (1.2–6.9) | 0.01 |
C. coli: single pathogen | 4 (2.3%) | 0 | N/A | N/A |
C. jejuni: mixed infection | 19 (11%) | 1 (0.6) | 20.2 (2.7–152.9) | 0.0036 |
C. coli: mixed infection | 5 (2.9%) | 0 | N/A | N/A |