Table 3.
Type of detected pathogens in all infant foods overall, and by month.
| Any Type of Pathogen | Overall (n = 127) | January (n = 77) | March (n = 30) | May (n = 20) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) Positive | n (%) Positive | n (%) Positive | n (%) Positive | |
| 79 (62) | 40 (52) | 27 (90) | 12 (60) | |
| Virus | ||||
| Adenovirus 40/41 | 15 (12) | 3 (3) | 10 (33) | 2 (10) |
| Adenovirus Hexon | 6 (5) | 1 (1) | 3 (10) | 2 (10) |
| Norovirus | 9 (7) | 4 (5) | 3 (10) | 2 (10) |
| Sapovirus | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Bacteria | ||||
| EAEC | 6 (5) | 4 (5) | 2 (7) | 0 (0) |
| EPEC | 21 (17) | 3 (4) | 15 (50) | 3 (15) |
| ETEC | 17 (13) | 13 (17) | 3 (10) | 1 (5) |
| EHEC O157 | 21 (17) | 0 (0) | 21 (70) | 0 (0) |
| STEC | 5 (4) | 0 (0) | 5 (17) | 0 (0) |
| EIEC/Shigella | 7 (6) | 4 (5) | 3 (10) | 0 (0) |
| A. hydrophila | 25 (20) | 12 (16) | 5 (17) | 8 (40) |
| B. Fragilis | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (5) |
| C. difficile | 11 (9) | 5 (7) | 5 (17) | 1 (5) |
| Protozoa | ||||
| Cryptosporidium spp. | 13 (10) | 10 (13) | 2 (7) | 1 (5) |
EAEC: Enteroaggregative E. coli; EPEC: Enteropathogenic E. coli; ETEC: Enterotoxigenic E. coli; EHEC: Enterohemorrhagic E. coli 0157; STEC: Shiga toxin-expressing E. coli; EIEC: Enteroinvasive E. coli. No detection for Astrovirus, Rotavirus, Salmonella_enterica, H. pylori, Vibrio Cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolytic, Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium hominus, Cryptosporidium parvum, Helminths, E. histolytica, A. Lumbricoides, N. americanus, S. Sterocoralis, T. trichiura.