Table 3 Direct comparison of DEC detected in samples from children hospitalized with diarrhoea and healthy children
Diarrhoeagenic E. coli | Target gene | Diarrhoea N (%) | Non-diarrhoea N (%) | p value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Â | 319 | Â | 498 | Â | Â |
ETEC | Â | 29 | (9.1) | 42 | (8.4) | 0.745 |
 LT-ETEC | elt | 25 | (7.8) | 39 | (7.8) | 0.998 |
 ST-ETEC | est | 1 | (0.3) | 3 | (0.6) | 1.000 |
 LT-ST-ETEC | elt & est | 3 | (0.9) | 0 | (0.0) | 0.059 |
EAEC | aggR | 50 | (15.7) | 89 | (17.9) | 0.415 |
EIEC/Shigella | ipaH | 93 | (29.2) | 4 | (0.8) | < 0.001 |
EPEC | Â | 39 | (12.2) | 93 | (18.7) | 0.015 |
 Atypical EPEC | eae | 38 | (11.9) | 90 | (18.1) | 0.018 |
 Typical EPEC | eae & bfpA | 1 | (0.3) | 3 | (0.6) | 1.000 |
EHEC/STEC | Â | 13 | (4.1) | 20 | (4.0) | 0.712 |
 O157 | eae & rfbE_O157 | 5 | (1.6) | 5 | (0.6) | 0.524 |
 non-eae O157 | rfbE_O157 | 8 | (2.5) | 18 | (3.4) | 0.379 |
|  | stx1/stx2 | 0 | – | 7 | (1.4) | 0.033 |
Negative | Â | 163 | (51.1) | 293 | (58.8) | 0.030 |