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Table 2 Age distribution of children with acute diarrhea associated with ETEC

From: Molecular characterization of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli toxins and colonization factors in children under five years with acute diarrhea attending Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya

Age (months)

Number (%) children with diarrhea

Number (%) of ETEC positive children

p-value

1–12

39 (17.3)

4 (10.3)

0.978

> 12–24

44 (19.6)

5 (11.4)

> 24–36

50 (22.2)

4 (8.0)

> 36–48

61 (27.1)

7 (11.5)

> 48- < 60

31 (13.8)

3 (9.7)

Total

225

23 (10.2)

 
  1. A majority of the E. coli isolates were isolated from children aged between > 36–48 months old