Table 7.
Prevalence rates of E. coli isolates from human samples.
| Sample source | No. of examined samples | Recovered isolates of E. coli/total no. of original samples | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| No. | % | ||
| Cairo | 25 | 6 | 24.0c |
| Giza | 25 | 7 | 28.0b |
| Fayoum | 25 | 5 | 20.0d |
| Beni Suef | 25 | 8 | 32.0a |
| Menofia | 25 | 4 | 16.0e |
| Alexandria | 25 | 2 | 8.0g |
| Qalyubia | 25 | 3 | 12.0h |
| Total | 175 | 35 | 20.0 |
| p-value | 0.000** | ||
a,b,c Means in the same column bearing different superscripts are significantly different.
Significant differences at p=0.01. E. coli=Escherichia coli