Table 4.

Organization of fixed effects describing the presence of microorganism in fecal samples

Variable	Levels
E. coli^a	0: No E. coli growth 1: Low non-ETEC hemolytic E. coli 2: High non-ETEC hemolytic E. coli 3: Low ETEC 4: High ETEC
Rotavirus A (RVA)	0: No or low RVA detected (Ct > 9.23) 1: High RVA (Ct < 9.23)
Salmonella enterica	0: Not detected 1: Detected

Variable

Levels

E. coli^a

0: No E. coli growth

1: Low non-ETEC hemolytic E. coli

2: High non-ETEC hemolytic E. coli

3: Low ETEC

4: High ETEC

Rotavirus A (RVA)

0: No or low RVA detected (Ct > 9.23)

1: High RVA (Ct < 9.23)

Salmonella enterica

0: Not detected

1: Detected

^aSee [1] for definitions of the E. coli categories