Table 2.
Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli isolated in diarrhea and control samples (without diarrhea) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pediatric patients
| Pathogen | Children < 5 years | Children ≥ 6 years | All children | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diarrhea (N = 50) n (%) | Control (N = 27) n (%) | Diarrhea (N = 20) n (%) | Control (N = 43) n (%) | Diarrhea (N = 70) n (%) | Control (N = 70) n (%) | |
| All diarrheagenic E.coli* | 8 (16) | 9 (33) | 5 (25) | 9 (21) | 13 (19) | 18 (26) |
| EAEC | 1 (2) | 4 (15)† | 3 (15) | 3 (7) | 4 (6) | 7 (10) |
| EPEC | 3 (6) | 4 (15) | 1 (5) | 3 (7) | 4 (6) | 7 (10) |
| DAEC | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 1 (5) | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | 2 (3) |
| ETEC | 3 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (5) | 3 (4) | 2 (3) |
| STEC | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
*
There were no EIEC isolated.
†
P < 0.05 for the comparison between diarrhea and control.