TABLE 3.
Prevalences of virulence-related markers among EAEC strains isolated from children with diarrhea <5 years old attending PH or presenting to PO and healthy children (controls)
| Genetic profile | No. (%) of children
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 71) | PH (n = 33) | PO (n = 36) | Controls (n = 2) | |
| aggR aafA astA pet shET1 | 4 (5.6) | 2 (6.0) | 2 (5.6) | 0 |
| aggR aggA astA pet | 2 (2.8) | 2 (6.0) | 0 | 0 |
| aggR aggA astA shET1 | 4 (5.6) | 2 (6.0) | 2 (5.6) | 0 |
| aggR aafA astA pet | 1 (1.4) | 0 | 1 (2.8) | 0 |
| aggR astA pet shET1 | 1 (1.4) | 1 (3.0) | 0 | 0 |
| aggR aggA astA | 2 (2.8) | 1 (3.0) | 1 (2.8) | 0 |
| aggR astA shET1 | 5 (7.0) | 1 (3.0) | 4 (11.1) | 0 |
| aggR pet shET1 | 2 (2.8) | 0 | 2 (5.6) | 0 |
| aggR aggA | 3 (4.2) | 0 | 3 (8.3) | 0 |
| aggR astA | 5 (7.0) | 4 (12.1) | 1 (2.8) | 0 |
| aggR pet | 1 (1.4) | 0 | 1 (2.8) | 0 |
| aggR shET1 | 27 (38.0) | 14 (42.4) | 13 (36.1) | 0 |
| aggR | 12 (16.9) | 6 (18.2) | 6 (16.7) | 2 (100) |