TABLE 2.
Recovery of B. fragilis, ETBF, rotavirus, and adenovirus from children with AAD and control children
| Organism | No. (%) of children from whom indicated
organism was recovered in group:
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAD (n =
166)
|
Controls (n = 88)
|
|||
| <1 yr (n = 58) | 1–6 yr (n = 108) | <1 yr (n = 32) | 1–6 yr (n = 56) | |
| B. fragilis | 10 (17.2) | 25 (23.1)a | 5 (15.6) | 27 (48.2) |
| ETBF | 3 (5.2) | 7 (6.5) | 0 (0) | 3 (5.4) |
| Rotavirus | 10 (17.2) | 17 (15.7) | 3 (9.4) | 9 (16.1) |
| Adenovirus | 0 (0) | 2 (1.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
a
P < 0.01 compared with age-matched controls.