Table 3.
Prevalence of E. coli pathotype and Shigella sero-groups
| Isolate type | Strain | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypes | ||
| EAEC (all) | 75 (21.2) | |
| aspU | 21 (5.9) | |
| aspU/aggR | 29 (8.2) | |
| aspU/aggR/pcvd432 | 25 (7.1) | |
| EHEC | Stx | 0 (0.0) |
| EPEC | Eae | 17 (4.8) |
| ETEC (all) | 37(10.5) | |
| Elt | 8 (2.3) | |
| elt/est | 23 (6.5) | |
| Est | 6 (1.7) | |
| EIEC | ipaH | 5 (1.4) |
| ETEC/EAEC (all) | 2 (0.6) | |
| aspU/aggR/elt/est | 1 (0.3) | |
| aspU/aggR/pcvd432/est | 1 (0.3) | |
| EAEC/EPEC/ETEC | aspU/aggR/pcvd432/eae/elt | 1 (0.3) |
| Shigella sero-groups | ||
| S. boydii | ipaH | 3 (0.8) |
| S. dysenteriae | ipaH | 2 (0.6) |
| S. flexneri | ipaH | 6 (1.7) |
| S. sonnei | ipaH | 3 (0.8) |
Data are presented as number and proportions (%) of isolates. EPEC, enteropathogenic E. coli. ETEC, enterotoxigenic E. coli. EAEC, enteroaggregative E. coli. EIEC, enteroinvasive E. coli. EHEC.Shigella boydii.S. dysenteriae, Shigella dysenterae.S. flexneri,Shigella flexneri. S. sonnei, Shigella sonnei