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. 2001 Aug 29;1:8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-1-8

Table 5.

Association between Faecal Water Quality Indicators with Background Counts Less than 150 cfu/100ml and AGII

Exposure No AGII AGII Odds Ratio (95% CI)*
E. coli
0 cfu/100 ml 433 40
1+ cfu/100 ml 12 4 2.85 (0.97–8.39)
Total Coliform
< 6 cfu/100 ml 423 42
6+ cfu/100 ml 32 2 0.32 (0.03–4.08)
Total Coliform
0 cfu/100 ml 332 29
1+ cfu/100 ml 123 15 1.77 (0.94–3.30)

*Adjusted for age and number of years at current residence. AGII is acute gastrointestinal illness for specific defination, see methods