Table 2.
Frequencies of pathogen isolation
| Pathogen | No. of samples in indicated category/total no. of samples (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Diarrhea | Control | |
| Diarrheagenic E. coli (DEC) | 212/935 (22.5) | 157/539 (29.5) |
| EAECa | 89/935 (9.5) | 68/539 (12.6) |
| EPECa | 60/935 (6.4) | 61/539 (113) |
| ETECa | 29/935 (3.1) | 14/539 (2.6) |
| DAECa | 18/935 (1.9) | 8/539 (1.5) |
| STECa | 4/935 (0.4) | 4/539 (0.7) |
| Multiple DECb | 12/935 (1.3) | 2/539 (0.4) |
| Campylobacter sp.a | 99/935 (10.6) | 53/539 (9.8) |
| Campylobacter sp. with DEC | 55/935 (5.9) | 25/539 (4.6) |
| Rotavirusa | 31/465 (6.7) | NAc |
| Rotavirus with Campylobacter | 8/465 (1.7) | NA |
| Rotavirus with DEC | 20/465 (4.3) | NA |
| Rotavirus with Campylobacter and DEC | 2/465 (0.4) | NA |
| No pathogen identified | 508/935 (54.3) | 304/539 (56.4) |
a
As the only pathogen isolated.
b
Coinfection with diarrheagenic E. coli. Diarrhea samples (12 cases): DAEC/EAEC, 1; EAEC/STEC, 1; EAEC/EPEC, 6; EAEC/ETEC, 1; EPEC/EIEC, 1; and EPEC/ETEC, 2. Controls (2 cases): EAEC/EPEC, 1; EAEC/ETEC/DAEC, 1.
c
NA, not applicable. Control samples were not tested for rotavirus.