Table 4.
Seasonal distribution of diarrheagenic E. coli among children
| Seasons | E. coli isolates | ‘O’ Serotypes (no. of isolates) | EPEC | EIEC (%) | Total (DEC) (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atypical (%) | Typical (%) | |||||
| Summer | 138 | EPEC (22): O2 (1), O26 (2), O84 (1), O86 (2), O91 (1), O116 (1), O 129 (1), O141 (4), O145 (1), O149 (3), Rough (2), UT (3) | 12 (3.59) | 10 (2.99) | 05 (1.5) | 27 (8.08) |
| EIEC (05): O29 (1), O96 (2), O124 (1) UT (1) | ||||||
| Rainy/autumn | 96 | EPEC (16): O2 (1), O 29 (1), O 83 (1), O84 (3), O86 (2), O91 (1), O126 (1), Rough (4), UT (2) | 10 (2.99) | 06 (1.8) | 01 (0.3) | 17 (5.09) |
| EIEC (01): UT (01) | ||||||
| Winter | 100 | EPEC (12): O 2 (1), O 35 (1), O83 (1), O 101 (1), O126 (2), O 145 (2), O 149 (1), Rough (1), UT (2) | 07 (2.1) | 05 (1.5) | 02 (0.6) | 14 (4.19) |
| EIEC (02): O20 (1), O144 (1) | ||||||
| Total | 334 | 58 | 29 (8.68) | 21 (6.29) | 08 (2.4) | 58 (17.37) |
Figures in parenthesis denotes the % of the samples
EPEC enteropathogenic E. coli, EIEC enteroinvasive E. coli