Table 2.
Distribution of Salmonella and other bacterial pathogens isolated from febrile and diarrhoeagenic patients in Lagos, Nigeria
| Variables | Category | Number tested | Number positive culture | Salmonella species | E. coli | E. coli 0157H7 | P. mirabilis | K. pneumoniae | Citrobacter sp | P. vulgaris | Staphylococcus sp | Klebsiella oxytoca | Enterobacter sp | Edwardsiella sp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 240 | 117 | 15 (6.3) | 17 (7.1) | 0 (0) | 21 (8.8) | 8 (3.33) | 1 (4.6) | 32 (13.33) | 2 (0.83) | 10 (4.2) | 5 (2.08) | 6 (2.5) |
| Female | 268 | 128 | 9 (3.4) | 30 (11.2) | 2 (0.7) | 28 (10.5) | 9 (3.4) | 2 (0.8) | 30 (11.2) | (0.90) | 12 (4.5) | 2 (0.8) | 4 (1.5) | |
| Age | 1–10 years | 129 | 77 | 15 (11.6) | 22 (17.1) | 2 (1.6) | 12 (9.3) | 2 (1.6) | 1 (0.78) | 20 (15.5) | 1 (0.78) | 6 (4.7) | 2 (1.6) | 4 (3.1) |
| 11–20 years | 104 | 50 | 6 (5.8) | 10 (9.6) | 0 (0) | 10 (9.6) | 4 (3.8) | 0 (0) | 14 (13.5) | 0 (0) | 6 (5.8) | 2 (1.9) | 2 (1.9) | |
| 21–30 years | 78 | 32 | 3 (3.8) | 5 (6.4) | 0 (0) | 8 (10.3) | 2 (2.6) | 1 (1.3) | 12 (15.4) | 0 (0) | 1(1.3) | 1 (1.3) | 1 (1.3) | |
| 31–40 years | 63 | 23 | 0 (0) | 3 (4.8) | 0 (0) | 4 (6.3) | 3 (4.8) | 0 (0) | 8 (12.7) | 0 (0) | 4 (6.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.6) | |
| 41–50 years | 42 | 14 | 0 (0) | 2 (4.8) | 0 (0) | 3 (7.1) | 3 (7.1) | 0 (0) | 2 (4.8) | 0 (0) | 2 (4.8) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | |
| 51 years and above | 31 | 12 | 0 (0) | 2 (6.5) | 0 (0) | 3 (9.7) | 1 (3.2) | 1 (3.2) | 2 (6.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.2) | 1 (3.2) | 1 (3.2) | |
| No age (adults) | 61 | 21 | 0 (0) | 3 (4.9) | 0 (0) | 9 (14.8) | 2 (3.3) | 0 (0) | 4 (6.6) | 1 (1.6) | 2 (3.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Clinical prognosis/sample type | Febrile illness (blood) | 378 | 147 | 15 (3.96) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 41 (10.8) | 15 (3.96 | 1 (0.3) | 51 (13.5) | 2 (0.5) | 19 (5.02) | 5 (1.3) | 8 (2.1) |
| Diarrhoeal disease (stool) | 130 | 82 | 9 (6.9) | 47 (36.2) | 2 (1.5) | 8 (6.2) | 2 (1.5) | 2 (1.5) | 11 (8.5) | 0 (0) | 3 (2.3) | 2 (1.5) | 2 (1.5) | |
| Study centres | Lagos State University teaching Hospital (blood abd stool) | 170 | 83 | 3 (1.8) | 27 (15.9) | 0 (0) | 17 ((10) | 8 (4.7) | 1 (0.6) | 17 (10) | 1 (0.6) | 3 (1.8) | 4 (2.4) | 4 (2.4) |
| Randle General Hospital (blood) | 140 | 62 | 12 (8.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 13 (9.3) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | 27 (19.3) | 0 (0) | 12 (8.6) | 0 (0) | 4 (2.9) | |
| Life font Hospital (blood) | 70 | 24 | 3 (4.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (8.6) | 3 (4.3) | 0 (0) | 9 (12.9) | 0 (0) | 4 (5.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.4) | |
| Alimosho General Hospital (blood and stool) | 128 | 60 | 6 (4.7) | 20 (15.6) | 2 (1.6) | 13 (10.2) | 5 (3.9) | 1 (0.8) | 9 (7.0) | 1 (0.8) | 3 (2.3) | 3 (2.3) | 1 (0.8) | |
| Total | 508 | 245 | 24 (4.7) | 47 (9.3) | 2 (0.4) | 49 (9.6) | 17 (3.3) | 3 (0.6) | 62 (12.2) | 2 (0.4) | 22 (4.3) | 7 (1.4) | 10 (1.96) | |