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Table 1 Features of study samples from children with diarrhea of unknown etiology

From: Dynamics of fecal microbial communities in children with diarrhea of unknown etiology and genomic analysis of associated Streptococcus lutetiensis

Patient information

Clinical presentation

Stool routine analysis

Patient and feces number

Sampling date (after onset)

Times of stool/day

Characteristics of stool

Temperature (°C)

WBC*

RBC*

Occult blood

011-1

1

5

Watery

Normal

+

++

+

011-3

3

5

Loose

    

011-4

5

2

Formed

    

016-1

1

3-4

Bloody and mucoid

39.0°C

++

+

+/−

016-3

3

3

Watery

    

016-6 **

12

2

Formed

    

017-1

16

10

Watery

Normal

+

++

+/−

017-3

18

6

Watery

    

017-5

20

6

Watery

    

019-1

133

8-9

Bloody and mucoid

Normal

++

++

+

019-6

138

3

Loose

    

019-7**

143

3

Loose

    

021-1

33

6

Watery

Normal

+

+

-

021-4

35

5

Watery

    

021-7

38

4-5

Loose

    

023-1

20

6

Loose

38.7°C

++

-

-

023-5

24

3

Formed

    

023-6**

28

2-3

Formed

    

033-1

5

5

Watery

Normal

-

-

-

033-3

7

2

Formed

    

033-5

9

2

Formed

    

035-1

1

5

Bloody and mucoid

38.3°C

+

++

+

035-4

4

2-3

Formed

    

035-6 **

9

2-3

Formed

    

036-1

7

6

Loose

Normal

++

+

+

036-2

8

3

Loose

    

036-3

9

2

Loose

    
  1. * +: 6–10/ high power field (HPF) ++: >10/HPF.
  2. **: Fecal samples collected at patient discharge from hospital.