Table 2.
Frequency of E. coli pathotypes isolated from fecal samples of children with and without diarrhea
| S. no | E. coli pathotypes | E. coli isolates from non-diarrheic patients | E. coli isolates from diarrheic patients | Total (n = 334) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | EPEC | 12 (3.59) | 38 (11.38) | 50 (14.97) |
| a-EPEC | 07 (2.10) | 22 (6.59) | 29 (8.68) | |
| t-EPEC | 05 (1.50) | 16 (4.79) | 21 (6.29) | |
| 2. | EIEC | 02 (0.59) | 06 (1.80) | 08 (2.33) |
| Total | 14 (4.07) | 44 (13.17) | 58 (17.37) | |
Figures in parenthesis denotes the % of the samples
a-EPEC atypical enteropathogenic E. coli, t-EPEC typical enteropathogenic E. coli