Evaluation of a multiplex PCR assay for detection of cytomegalovirus in stool samples from patients with ulcerative colitis

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients n (%)

Characteristics	Number of patients 300 (100)
Gender
Male	177 (59)
Female	123 (41)
Age in years	59.04 (16-86 )
Underlying disease
Immunocompromised	41 (13.7)
Ulcerative colitis	71 (23.7)
One or more bacteria/viruses detected	215 (71.7)
One or more bacteria detected	146 (48.7)
Number of bacteria detected
1	108 (36.0)
2	33 (11.0)
3	5 (1.67)
One or more viruses detected	148 (49.3)
Number of viruses detected
1	96 (32.0)
2	45 (15.0)
3	7 (2.3)
Bacteria detected
Clostridium difficile toxin B	15 (5.0)
Salmonella spp.	4 (1.3)
Campylobacter spp.	3 (1.0)
Vibrio spp.	1 (0.3)
Clostridium perfringens	36 (12.0)
E. coli H7	85 (28.3)
E. coli O157	1 (0.3)
VTEC	1 (0.3)
Aeromonas spp.	43 (14.3)
Virus detected
CMV	37 (12.3)
HHV6	53 (17.7)
EBV	91 (30.3)
HSV1	14 (4.7)
HSV2	6 (2.0)
VZV	6 (2.0)

E. coli: Escherichia coli; VTEC: Verotoxin-producing E. coli; CMV: Cytomegalovirus; EBV: Epstein-Barr virus; HHV6: Human herpes virus-6; VZV: Varicella zoster virus.