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. 2022 Dec 12;16(12):e0010982. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010982

Table 2. Sources of Salmonella isolates from case and paired control households linked to iNTS and typhoid patients.

HH stands for household, and an index case refers a diagnosed case of invasive Salmonellosis.

iNTS Index Case Households (HH) (n = 28) iNTS Control Households (HH) (n = 28)
Total samples No. samples with Salmonella % positive samples No. HH tested No. HH with Salmonella % Positive HH Total samples No. samples with Salmonella % positive samples No. HH tested No. HH with Salmonella % Positive HH
Human Stool 116 9 7.8 28 4 14.3 97 0 0.0 28 0 0.0
Animal stool/swab 27 0 0.0 20 0 0.0 38 0 0.0 17 0 0.0
HH environment 137 0 0.0 28 0 0.0 131 6 4.6 28 3 10.7
Total 280 9 3.2 28.0 4 14.3 266 6 2.3 28 3 10.7
Typhoid Index Case households (HH) (n = 32) Typhoid Control households (HH) (n = 32)
Human Stool 157 4 2.5 32 2 6.3 121 3 2.5 32 3 9.4
Animal stool/swab 22 2 9.1 18 2 11.1 23 2 8.7 16 2 12.5
HH environment 168 5 3.0 32 4 12.5 166 12 7.2 32 9 28.1
Total 347 11 3.2 32 7 21.9 310 17 5.5 32 11 34.4