Table 3 Age wise comparison of EPEC and EIEC from the stool samples of children
Age (months) | No. of isolates | Atypical EPEC (n = 29) | Typical EPEC (n = 21) | EIEC (n = 08) | Total (n = 334) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Non age | Age | Non age | Age | Non age | |||
0–12 | 176 (52.69) | 07 (02.09) | 03 (0.90) | 06 (01.80) | 01 (0.30) | 03 (0.90) | 01 (0.30) | 21 (6.3) |
13–24 | 98 (29.34) | 11 (03.29) | – | 05 (01.50) | 03 (0.90) | 02 (0.60) | 01 (0.30) | 22 (6.6) |
25–36 | 37 (11.07) | 05 (01.49) | – | 01 (0.30) | 01 (0.30) | – | – | 7 (2.1) |
37–48 | 14 (04.19) | 01 (0.30) | – | 01 (0.30) | – | – | – | 2 (0.6) |
49–60 | 09 (02.69) | 02 (0.60) | – | 03 (0.90) | – | 01 (0.30) | – | 6 (1.8) |
Total | 334 | 26 (7.8) | 03 (0.9) | 16 (4.8) | 05 (1.5) | 06 (1.8) | 02 (0.5) | 58 (17.4) |