Table 1. Bacteria isolated among participants in the study according to culture method (either, conventional, or experimental).
| Either Method | Conventional | Experimental | ||||
| Bacteria Isolated | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Enteric Pathogens | 65 | (21.4) | 55 | (18.1) | 60 | (19.7) |
| S. Paratyphi A | 35 | (11.5) | 29 | (9.5) | 31 | (10.2) |
| S. Typhi | 30 | (9.9) | 26 | (8.6) | 29 | (9.5) |
| Other Pathogens | 5 | (1.6) | 5 | (1.6) | 0 | (0) |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 1 | (0.3) | 1 | (0.3) | 0 | (0) |
| Other Streptococci spp. | 2 | (0.7) | 2 | (0.7) | 0 | (0) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 1 | (0.3) | 1 | (0.3) | 0 | (0) |
| Acinetobacter spp. | 1 | (0.3) | 1 | (0.3) | 0 | (0) |
| Commensal Organisms | 23 | (7.6) | 21 | (6.9) | 2 | (0.7) |
| Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | 16 | (5.3) | 14 | (4.6) | 2 | (0.7) |
| Bacillus spp. | 5 | (1.6) | 5 | (1.7) | 0 | (0) |
| Micrococcus spp. | 2 | (0.7) | 2 | (0.7) | 0 | (0) |
| No Bacteria Isolated | 211 | (69.4) | 223 | (73.4) | 242 | (79.6) |