New York state* | Southern US• | Washington stateΔ | Georgia◊ | |
Time period | 1976 | 1982 | 1981-82 | 1988-89 |
Median age, years | 13 | 6 | 3 | <1 |
Number of patients | 38 | 172 | 50 | 15 |
Serotype | O:8 | O13a, 13b | O:8 | O:3 |
Percent with: | ||||
Diarrhea | 47 | 83 | 86 | 100 |
Bloody diarrhea | - | 20 | 30 | 60 |
Abdominal pain | 97 | 86 | 96 | - |
Fever | 100 | 93 | 91 | 100 |
Vomiting | - | 41 | 42 | 27 |
Sore throat | - | 22 | 2 | - |
Outcome, percent | ||||
Hospitalization | 95 | - | 30 | 47 |
Surgery | 42 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
Death | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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