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.