Table 2 Distribution of diarrhoeagenic virulence genes in faecal Escherichia coli from mother and child pairs*
From: Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli in mother-child Pairs in Ile-Ife, South Western Nigeria
| Â | No. (%) of subjects | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|
DEC Type | Mothers | Children | P-value (χ 2) |
|  | (n = 126) | (n = 126) |  |
EAEC | 11 (8.7) | 10 (8.7) | 1.000 |
STEC | 18 (14.3) | 24 (19) | 0.310 |
stx1 (only) | 6 (4.8) | 4 (3.2) | 0.749 |
stx2 (only) | - | - | - |
stx1and stx2 | 12 (9.5) | 20 (15.9) | 0.130 |
EPEC | 7 (5.6) | 7 (5.6) | 0.776 |
Typical (bfp+) | 7 (5.6) | 3 (2.4) | 0.334 |
Atypical (bfp-) | 0 (0) | 4 (3.2) | 0.122 |
ETEC | 20 (15.9) | 20 (15.9) | 1.000 |
LT (only) | 9 (7.1) | 14 (11.1) | 0.274 |
ST (only) | 10 (8.7) | 6 (4.8) | 0.310 |
LT and ST | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 1.000 |
EIEC | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 0.498 |
Total | 60 (48) | 65 (52) | 0.527 |