Table 2 Prevalence and seasonal variation of different enteropathogenic bacteria identified in children hospitalized with acute diarrhea
Enteropathogenic bacteria | Number of isolates (%) | Dry season number (%) | Rainy season number (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Diarrheagenic E. coli | ||||
EAEC | 237 (50.0) | 143 (30.2) | 94 (19.8) | 0.002 |
ETEC | 115 (24.3) | 75 (15.8) | 40 (8.4) | 0.125 |
EPEC | 55 (11.6) | 24 (5.1) | 31 (6.5) | 0.297 |
EIEC | 2 (0.4) | 0 | 2 (0.4) | N.A. |
EHEC | 1 (0.2) | 0 | 1 (0.2) | N.A. |
Aeromonas spp. | 26 (5.5) | 14 (3.0) | 12 (2.5) | 0.740 |
Shigella spp. | 19 (4.0) | 12 (2.5) | 7 (1.5) | 0.043 |
Salmonella spp. | 16 (3.4) | 9 (1.9) | 7 (1.5) | 0.155 |
Providencia spp. | 15 (3.2) | 11 (2.3) | 4 (0.8) | 0.738 |
Vibrio spp. | 5 (1.1) | 5 (1.1) | 0 | N.A. |
Yersinia enterocolitica | 5 (1.1) | 3 (0.6) | 2 (0.4) | 0.329 |
Plesiomonas shigelloides | 1 (0.2) | 0 | 1 (0.2) | N.A. |