TABLE 6.
Infection with single and mixed pathogens in children with diarrhea and controls
No. of infecting pathogens | No. (%) of infected children
|
P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Diarrheal (n = 814) | Control (n = 814) | ||
1 | 288 (35.6) | 236 (29.0) | 0.007 |
2 | 212 (26.2) | 105 (12.9) | 0.0001 |
3 | 96 (11.9) | 10 (1.2) | 0.0001 |
4 | 9 (1.1) | 1 (0.1) | 0.026 |
5 | 4 (0.5) | 5 (0.6) | 1.00 |