Assemblage n (%)** | |||||
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Variable | No.* | A | B | p-value | |
Diarrhoea | 141 | 49 (96.1) | 89 (98.9) | 0.296 | |
Blood in stools | 129 | 5 (11.1) | 1 (1.2) | 0.019 | |
Vomiting | 130 | 18 (40) | 52 (61.2) | 0.027 | |
Abdominal pain (cramps) | 135 | 34 (71) | 69 (79) | 0.268 | |
Fever | 126 | 19 (45.2) | 40 (48) | 0.801 | |
Median length of illness in days (range), in patients no longer ill when contacted | 72 | 10 (1–50) | 18 (4–73) | 0.019 | |
Admitted to hospital due to illness | 133 | 8 (16.3) | 5 (6) | 0.070 | |
Travel abroad (outside UK) | 142 | 16 (31.4) | 23 (25.3) | 0.435 | |
Travel abroad to at-risk destinations | No travel abroad | 142 | 35 (68.6) | 68 (74.7) | <0.001 |
Abroad, not at-risk destination | 11 (21.6)*** | 2 (2.2)*** | |||
Abroad, at-risk destination~ | 5 (9.8)*** | 21 (23.1)*** |