Table 1.
Distribution of Salmonella Serotypes From Blood and Stool of Patents With Fever, Mukuru Informal Settlement, Kenya
| Serotype | MMM | MR | MCC | Total, No. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood | n = 1713 | n = 1389 | n = 1056 | |
| Salmonella Typhimurium | 23 | 18 | 9 | 50 (33.6) |
| Salmonella Enteritidis | 11 | 12 | 11 | 34 (22.8) |
| Other NTS | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 (11.4) |
| Salmonella Typhi | 25 | 13 | 10 | 48 (32.2) |
| 149 | ||||
| Stool | n = 1827 | n = 1205 | n = 1123 | |
| Salmonella Typhimurium | 16 | 14 | 5 | 35 (26.5) |
| Salmonella Enteritidis | 10 | 9 | 5 | 24 (18.2) |
| Other NTS | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 (11.4) |
| Salmonella Typhi | 20 | 21 | 17 | 58 (43.9) |
| 132 |
Data are presented as No. unless otherwise indicated.
Abbreviations: MCC, Mukuru City Council; MMM, Missionaries of Mary; MR, Mukuru Ruben; NTS, nontyphoidal Salmonella.