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. 2014 Sep 15;143(7):1377–1387. doi: 10.1017/S0950268814002283

Table 2.

Isolation of pathogens in adult diarrhoeal patients in urban and rural healthcare facilities, Bangladesh, 2010–2011

Aetiological agents Elderly (⩾60 years) Adults (20–59 years) P valuea P valueb P valuec P valued
Urban, n = 379 (%) Rural, n = 360 (%) Urban, n = 3064 (%) Rural, n = 1251(%)
Shigella 18 (4·7) 39 (10·8) 69 (2·3) 71 (5·7) 0·002 <0·001 0·005 0·001
S. flexneri 11 (2·9) 31 (8·6) 39 (1·2) 48 (3·8) 0·001 <0·001 0·012 <0·001
S. sonnei 3 (0·8) 2 (0·6) 6 (0·2) 9 (0·7) 1·00 0·007 0·056 1·00
S. boydii 4 (1·1) 4 (1·1) 18 (0·6) 11 (0·9) 1·00 0·712 0·275 0·755
S. dysenteriae 0 2 (0·6) 6 (0·2) 3 (0·2) 0·283 0·312
Vibrio cholerae 45 (11·8) 28 (7·7) 612 (19·9) 146 (11·7) 0·082 <0·001 0·001 0·042
ETEC 21/240 (8·8) 12/190 (6·3) 172/1 837 (9·4) 22/644 (3·4) 0·447 <0·001 0·849 0·117
Rotavirus 17 (4·5) 12 (3·3) 165 (5·4) 42 (3·4) 0·541 0·024 0·751 0·899
Mixed pathogens 26 (6·8) 1 (0·3) 285 (9·3) 20 (1·6) <0·001 <0·001 0·278 0·062
Non-identified/tested pathogens 253 (66·8) 251 (69·3) 1 823 (59·5) 887 (70·9) 0·407 <0·001 <0·001 0·609

ETEC, Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

a

Comparison between urban and rural facilities for elderly patients aged ⩾60 years.

b

Comparison between urban and rural facilities for adult patients aged 20–59 years.

c

Comparison between all adults and elderly patients attending urban diarrhoeal facilities.

d

Comparison between all adults and elderly patients attending rural diarrhoeal facilities.