Table 2 Frequency and age distribution of enteric pathogens isolated from stools samples of the 223 patients with diarrhea, 2009–2010, urban setting, Senegal
Enteric pathogens | No. of enteric pathogens identified (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
All age | ≤ 5 year | > 15 years | |
Total (N) no. of pathogens1 | 257 | 141 | 78 |
Parasites | 115 (44.7) | 51 (36.2) | 47 (60.2) |
Ascaris lumbricoides | 38 (14.8) | 12 | 23 |
Enterobius vermicularis | 26 (10.1) | 21 | 0 |
Schistosoma mansoni | 16 (6.2) | 3 | 13 |
Trichomonas intestinalis | 12 (4.7) | 3 | 5 |
Cryptosporidium spp | 11 (4.3) | 5 | 6 |
Giardia lambia | 8 (3.1) | 5 | 0 |
Microsporidium spp | 4 (1.6) | 2 | 0 |
Bacteria | 87 (33.8) | 39 (27.6) | 31 (39.7) |
Shigella spp | 28 (10.9) | 8 | 17 |
Enteropathogenic E. coli | 28 (10.9) | 15 | 3 |
EAEC (eagg) | 3 | 3 | 0 |
ETEC (LT, ST) | 3 | 3 | 0 |
EPEC (eae, bfp) | 21 | 9 | 3 |
VTEC (stx2) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Salmonella spp | 12 (4.7) | 6 | 4 |
Citrobacter freundii | 7 (2.7) | 3 | 4 |
Klebsiella spp | 5 (2.7) | 1 | 3 |
Morganella morganii | 3 (1.9) | 2 | 0 |
Campylobacter spp | 1 (0.4) | 1 | 0 |
Aeromonas spp | 1 (0.4) | 1 | 0 |
Others2 | 2 (0.8) | 2 | 0 |
Viruses | 54 (21.0) | 51 (36.2) | 0 |
Rotavirus | 27 (10.5) | 26 | - |
Adenovirus | 17 (6.6) | 17 | - |
Calicivirus | 7 (2.7) | 6 | - |
Enterovirus | 3 (1.2) | 2 | - |