[Table/Fig-4]:

Culture isolation and PCR positivity of S. Typhi and ParaTyphi A in all the available stool specimens in three different groups.

Clinical specimens (used for culture isolation and nested PCR)	Culture positivity (%)	PCR positivity (%)
		S. Typhi alone (%)	S. ParaTyphi A alone (%)	S. Typhi + S. ParaTyphi A (%)	Total S. Typhi (%)	S. ParaTyphi A (%)	Total (%)
Group A (n=75) (age group 2-60 years)	1 (1.33)	2 (2.7)	1 (1.3)	10 (13.3)	12 (16.0)	11 (14.7)	13 (17.3)
Group B (n=46) (age group 18-60 years)	2 (4.34)	6 (13.0)	4 (8.7)	28 (60.8)	34 (73.9)	32 (69.6)	38 (82.6)
Group C (n=37) (age group 3-42 years)	7 (19)	17 (45.9)	7 (18.9)	5 (13.5)	22 (59.5)	12 (32.4)	29 (78.4)

1P-value <0.001 between Group A vs Group B, Group A vs Group C, but 1P-value no significant (NS) between Group B vs Group C, (total S. Typhi (alone + Mix infection); 2P <0.050 between Group A vs Group B, Group A vs Group C and Group B vs Group C, (total S. ParaTyphi A (alone + Mix infection); 3P-value <0.001 between grant total of Group A vs Group B, Group A vs Group C, but 3P-value no significant (NS) between Group B vs Group C; NS-no significance P-value