PCR results | Children attending day-care centre (n = 61) | Staff (n = 14) | Close contacts (n = 74) | Total (n = 149) |
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Pure culture | ||||
STEC (stx 1+eae) | 16a, b | - | - | 16 |
STEC (stx 1, stx 2+eae) | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
aEPEC (eae) | 13b | 2 | - | 15 |
Mixed culture only | ||||
stx 1+eae | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
stx 2+eae | 1 | - | - | 1 |
eae only | 11 | - | 3 | 14 |
Total | 43 | 2 | 6 | 51 |