Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2025.
World J Methodol. Sep 20, 2025; 15(3): 100903
Published online Sep 20, 2025. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v15.i3.100903
Table 1 The 24 distinct real diagnoses of the tested group (as established by the medical doctor)
The real diagnoses of the tested group (as established by the medical doctor)
The number of tested cases per each real diagnosis (also in percents from the n = 34 patients in total) (%)
The indexed cases tested for each diagnosis in part
Viral diarrhea (rotavirus, norovirus, SARS-CoV2, adenovirus)7 (21)Cases No. 4, 5, 6, 14, 17, 19, 25
Bacterial diarrhea (Clostridium, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Shigella)5 (15)Cases No. 1, 5, 7, 14, 15, 18
Infectious mononucleosis (Epstein-Barr virus and/or citomegalovirus)4 (12)Cases No. 2, 23, 27, 34
Pyelonephritis (ESBL-neg./pos. E. coli)4 (12)Cases No. 4, 24, 29, 30
Viral URTI (adenovirus)3 (9)Cases No. 8, 25, 30
Iron-deficiency anemia3 (9)Cases No. 8, 15, 29
COVID-19 (both respiratory and digestive forms of COVID-19)3 (9%)Cases No. 10, 16, 19
Streptococcal pharyngitis/tonsillitis2 (6)Cases No. 3, 33
Viral encephalitis (varicella-zoster virus)2 (6)Cases No. 12, 22
Minor poststreptococcal inflammatory syndrome1 (3)Case No. 4
Viral pneumonia1 (3)Case No. 6
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease1 (3)Case No. 8
Type-A influenza1 (3)Case No. 9
Viral tracheobronchitis1 (3)Case No. 11
Bacterial acute otitis media1 (3)Case No. 11
Varicella1 (3)Case No. 12
Giardiasis (Giardia lamblia)1 (3)Case No. 13
Hepatitis A1 (3)Case No. 20
Floor-of-mouth abscess (sublingual gland abscess)1 (3)Case No. 21
Scarlet fever1 (3)Case No. 26
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)1 (3)Case No. 28
Vulvovaginal (Vv.) candidiasis1 (3)Case No. 30
Marshall syndrome (PFAPA)1 (3)Case No. 31
Mediterranean spotted fever (Rickettsia conorii) (confirmed by pos. IgM anti-Rickettsia conorri)1 (3)Case No. 32