|
DEC (type and genes) n = 130
|
Number (%)
|
% of all patients (n = 327)
|
No. of strains (%)
|
p value
|
|---|
|
Children (n = 141)
|
Adults (n = 186)
|
|---|
|
EAEC
|
76
|
23.2
|
32 (22.6)
|
44 (23.6)
|
0,8952
|
|
aatA
|
15 (19.7)
|
4.6
|
12 (8.5)
|
3 (1.6)
|
0.0027
|
|
AA phenotype
|
60 (78.9)
|
18.3
|
26 (18.4)
|
34 (18.3)
|
1.0000
|
|
CLA phenotype
|
16 (21.1)
|
4.9
|
4 (2.8)
|
12 (6.5)
|
0.1952
|
|
DAEC
|
42
|
12.8
|
18 (12.8)
|
24 (12.9)
|
0.3215
|
|
afa/dr
|
25 (59.5)
|
7.6
|
14 (9.9)
|
11 (5.9)
|
0.2091
|
|
DA phenotype
|
17 (40.5)
|
5.2
|
4 (2.8)
|
13 (7.0)
|
0.7628
|
|
EPEC
|
10
|
3.1
|
8 (5.7)
|
2 (1.1)
|
NDa
|
|
eae
|
10 (100)
|
3.1
|
8 (5.7)
|
2 (1.1)
|
ND
|
|
eae + bfpA
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
ND
|
|
ETEC
|
2
|
0.6
|
0
|
2 (1.1)
|
ND
|
|
elt
|
1 (50.0)
|
0
|
0
|
1 (0.5)
|
ND
|
|
est
|
1 (50.0)
|
0
|
0
|
1 (0.5)
|
ND
|
|
EIEC
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
ND
|
|
ipaH
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
| |
|
EHEC
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
ND
|
|
stx1or stx2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
| |
|
Mixed infection
|
6
|
1.8
|
2 (1.4)
|
4 (2.2)
|
0.7024
|
|
EAEC + DAEC
|
3
|
0.9
|
1 (0.7)
|
2 (1.1)
|
ND
|
|
EAEC + ETEC
|
1
|
0.3
|
0
|
1 (0.5)
|
ND
|
|
EAEC + aEPEC
|
1
|
0.3
|
0
|
1 (0.5)
|
ND
|
|
DAEC + aEPEC
|
1
|
0.3
|
1 (0.7)
|
0
|
ND
|
-
aNot determined; p value in bold: significant (Fisher’s exact tests)
