Clinical Features

Cryptosporidium positive cases (%)
(n=29)

Cryptosporidium negative cases (%)
(n=221)

  1. Diarrhoea

 

 

  1. Duration
    1. < 48 hrs
    2. 49 – 96 hrs
    3. > 96 hrs – 14 days
    4. > 14 days

 

5 (17.24)
5 (17.24)
7 (24.13)
12 (41.37)

 

50 (22.62)
82 (37.10)
55 (24.88)
34 (15.38)

  1. Stool consistency
  2. Solid
  3. Semisolid
  4. Watery

 

4 (13.79)
7 (24.13)
18 (62.06)

 

45 (20.36)
160 (72.39)
16 (7.23)

  1. Abdominal pain

11 (37.93)

32 (14.47)

  1. Vomiting

8 (27.58)

89 (40.27)

  1. Fever

7 (24.13)

39 (17.64)

  1. Nausea

9 (31.03)

74 (33.48)

  1. Anorexia

10 (34.48)

82 (37.10)

Table 2: Presenting complaints of patients in study group.