Table 2 PCR and culture results from diarrheal fecal samples
PCR | No. detected (%) n = 320 |
|---|---|
Eae positive | 44 (14) |
EPEC: eae positive/stx1 and stx2 negative | 39 (12) |
Atypical EPEC: eae positive/stx1 and stx2 negative/bfp negative | 38 (12) |
Typical EPEC: eae positive/stx1 and stx2 negative/bfp positive | 1 (0.3) |
EHEC: eae positive/stx1 or stx2 positive | 5 (1.5) |
eae positive/stx negative/efa1/lifA positive/bfp negative | 16 (5) |
eae positive/stx negative/efa1/lifA negative/bfp negative | 22 (7) |
Culture | |
Salmonella spp. | 13 (4) |
Campylobacter spp. | 5 (1.5) |
Shigella spp. | 3 (0.9) |
Plesiomonas shigelloides | 3 (0.9) |
Yersinia enterocolitica | 2 (0.6) |
E. coli 0157:H7 | 1 (0.3) |
Aeromonas spp. | 1 (0.3) |