Table 6.3.

Stool pathogens in gastroenteritis (Queen Elizabeth Hospital)

	No.	%
Total studied	200
Bacteria:
Salmonella	16	8
Shigella	16	8
Enteropathogenic E.coli	19	9.5
Campylobacter	11	5.5
Other	1	0.5
No growth	73
Not done	9	4.5
Viruses:
Rota	45	22.5
Adeno	16	8
Astro	3	1.5
Calici	5	2.5
Small round	4	2
Not done	36	18
Negative	94	47
Total pathogens in 166 children who had virology and bacteriology = 99 children, i.e. 59.6%

Source: Trounce and Walker-Smith (1985).

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