Table 3.
Distribution of enteric pathogens in diarrheal and nondiarrheal samples collected from children at Christianville school clinics in Gressier, Haiti, from October 2012 to July 2013
| Name of identified pathogens | Total no. of samples (%) positive from children | P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| With diarrhea (N = 41) | Without diarrhea (N = 124) | ||
| Vibrio cholerae O1 Ogawa | 3 (7.3) | 0 (0) | 0.01 |
| Nontyphoidal Salmonella spp. | 2 (4.9) | 0 (0) | NS (0.06) |
| Campylobacter spp. | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0) | NS |
| Enterotoxigenic E. coli | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0) | NS |
| Enteropathogenic E. coli | 2 (4.9) | 2 (1.6) | NS |
| Enteroaggregative E. coli | 7 (17.1) | 5 (4) | 0.01 |
| Giardia spp. | 2 (4.9) | 5 (4) | NS |
| Entamoeba histolytica | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0) | NS |
| Noro virus | 3 (7.3) | 4 (3.2) | NS |
| No pathogen identified | 19 (46.3) | 108 (87.1) | |
NS = not significant at 0.05 level.
*
Two-tailed Fisher's exact test.