Ehara A, Egawa K, Kuroki F, Itakura O, Okawa M. Age-dependent expression of abdominal symptoms in patients with Yersinia enterocolitica infection.
Pediatr Int 2000;
42:364-6. [PMID:
10986866 DOI:
10.1046/j.1442-200x.2000.01240.x]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between the expression of abdominal symptoms and the age of patients with Yersinia enterocolitica infections.
METHODS
Twenty-four patients with positive fecal cultures of Yersinia enterocolitica participated in the present study. The abdominal symptoms were taken from medical records. Statistical analysis was performed by Mann-Whitney U-test.
RESULTS
Patients with diarrhea were younger than those without diarrhea (P = 0.014). Older children had abdominal pain or irritability more frequently than younger children (P = 0.004).
CONCLUSIONS
In Yersinia enterocolitica infections, younger children are predisposed to diarrhea and older children are predisposed to abdominal pain.
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