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Detection rates of diarrheagenic E. coli in stool samples obtained from patients and controls returning from (sub)tropical areas
| Organism type | No. (%) with detection
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Patients (n = 169)a | Controls (n = 108) | |
| ETEC | 18 (10.7) | 4 (3.7) |
| EAggEC | 16 (9.5) | 7 (6.5) |
| DAEC | 22 (13.0) | 15 (13.9) |
| EPEC | 2 (1.2) | 6 (5.6) |
| DAAA | 2 (1.2) | 3 (2.8) |
For associations of diarrheagenic E. coli with diarrhea, see Table 5.
