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. 2014 Jul 17;8(7):e3031. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003031

Table 3. Incidence of diarrhea caused by ETEC of different toxin phenotypes in different age groups among 2% of all diarreal patients seeking care at the icddr,b hospital in Bangladesh during 2007–2012.

Age Total diarrhea N = 15152 (%)b ETEC toxin phenotypes N (%)a
LT ST LT/ST Total ETEC
0–5 months 1036 (6.8) 32 (3.0) 32 (3.0) 36 (3.4) 100 (9.6)
6–11 months 3259 (21.5) 113 (3.4) 89 (2.7) 120 (3.6) 322 (9.8)
12–17 months 1535 (10.1) 50 (3.2) 43 (2.8) 46 (2.9) 139 (9.05)
18–23 months 677 (4.5) 23 (3.3) 28 (4.1) 36 (5.3) 87 (12.8)
2–5 years 1113 (7.4) 38 (3.4) 60 (5.3) 52 (4.6) 150 (13.4)
>5 years 7520 (49.7) 186 (2.4) 246 (3.2) 427 (5.6) 859 (11.4)

a/N = Number of cases, % of all diarrheal cases.

b = % of cases in different age groups.