Table 4b.
Prevalence of multiple enteric pathogens in children 0–5 years in Sydney, 2007–2010.
| Organisms | Hospital A | Hospital B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-infections Pathogen | n | % of Positive cases (154)a | % of Specimen tested (868)b | n | % of Positive cases (671)a | % of Specimen tested (3910)b |
| Campylobacter spp. | 3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 20 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| Clostridium difficile | 2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Salmonella enterica spp. | 6 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 36 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| Salmonella typhi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Adenovirus | 4 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 9 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| Norovirus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Rotavirus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
| Blastocystis spp. | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Cryptosporidium | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Dientamoeba fragilis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Giardia intestinalis | 3 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
a
The number of specimens positive for each pathogen was divided by the number of positive cases expressed as ‘% of positive cases’.
b
The number of specimens positive for each pathogen was divided by the number of specimens tested expressed as ‘% of specimens tested’.