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Stool features	Small Bowel	Large Bowel
Appearance	Watery	Mucoid/bloody
Volume	Large	Small
Frequency	Increased	Excessively increased
Blood	It could be present but usually not gross	Usually grossly bloody
pH	It could be less than 5.5	More than 5.5
Reducing substances	Usually positive	Usually negative
White blood cells in stool	Less than 5/high power field	More than 10/high power field
White blood cells in serum	Usually normal	Leucocytosis
Pathogens	Rotavirus Adenovirus Calicivirus Astrovirus Norovirus E coli Klebsiella Clostridium perfringens Cholera species Vibrio species Giardia species Cryptosporidium species	Escherichia Coli (enteroinvasive, enterohemorrhagic) Shigella species Salmonella species Campylobacter species Yersinia species Aeromonas species Plesiomonas species Clostridium difficile Entamoeba organisms