TABLE 6.

Patients' ages and STEC types (eae)

Age group (yr)	No. of patients	No. of patients with eae-negative STEC	No. of patients with eae-positive STEC
0-1	45	10	35
1-2	138	13	125
2-3	71	6	65
3-4	53	7	46
4-5	21	4	17
5-6	25	2	23
6-7	21	13	8
7-8	14	8	6
8-9	13	6	7
9-10	14	6	8
10-20	34	22	12
20-30	35	30	5
30-40	47	36	11
40-50	31	28	3
50-60	25	18	7
60-70	19	12	7
70-80	19	14	5
80-92	7	4	3
All	632	239b	393a

^aMean age, 8 years 3 months.

^bMean age, 29 years 4 months.