TABLE III. Distribution of Shigella sonnei strains in children infected by bacterium isolates harbouring different virulence markers.
Virulence marker | |||||||
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ial | sat | sen | Isolates (n) |
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Patient | + | - | + | - | + | - | |
1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |