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. 2000 Jan 2;118(1):21–29. doi: 10.1590/S1516-31802000000100006

Table 2. Distribution of the different enteropathogenic agents according to the clinical outcome of the patients.

Enteropathogenic agents Death Survival Total
EPEC 9 (7.1) 118 127
Shigella 2 (5.9) 34 36
Salmonella 0 (0) 16 16
EIEC 0 (0) 3 3
ETEC 0 (0) 5 5
Campylobacter 0 (0) 20 20
Cryptosporidium 0 (0) 2 2
Rotavirus 0 (0) 13 13
Mixed infection 1 (3.2) 30 31
Negative 4(2.4) 204 208
Total 17 494 511

EPEC = Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli; ETEC = Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli; EHEC = Enterohemorragic Escherichia coli; EIEC = Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli; GROUP I – Death; GROUP II – Survival