Table 3.
Proportion of infected subjects by either single or multiple pathogen (coinfections) in a case-control study.
| Pathogens | Total | Cases | Controls | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| EAEC | 6 | 6.7 | 3 | 6.7 | 3 | 6.7 | 1 |
| DAEC | 2 | 2.2 | 2 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.49 |
| EPEC | 3 | 3.3 | 1 | 2.2 | 2 | 4.4 | 1 |
| EIEC | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| ETEC | 2 | 2.2 | 1 | 2.2 | 1 | 2.2 | 1 |
| Salmonella | 3 | 3.3 | 2 | 4.4 | 1 | 2.2 | 1 |
| Rotavirus | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Adenovirus | 2 | 2.2 | 2 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.494 |
| Astrovirus | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.2 | 1 |
| Sapovirus | 2 | 2.2 | 1 | 2.2 | 1 | 2.2 | 1 |
| Norovirus | 3 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6.7 | 0.241 |
| Entamoeba spp. | 2 | 2.2 | 1 | 2.2 | 1 | 2.2 | 1 |
| Giardia lamblia | 3 | 3.3 | 1 | 2.2 | 2 | 4.4 | 1 |
| Coinfections | 7 | 7.7 | 6 | 13.3 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.11 |
| Negative | 54 | 60 | 25 | 55.6 | 29 | 64.4 | 0.52 |
| Total | 90 | 100.0 | 45 | 100.0 | 45 | 100.0 | 1 |
EAEC = enteroaggregative E. coli, DAEC = diffusely adherent E. coli, EPEC = enteropathogenic E. coli, EIEC = enteroinvasive E. coli, ETEC = enterotoxigenic E. coli, Entamoeba spp. = Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar; Fisher's Exact-Boschloo test was applied for analysis in this table.