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Table 6 Age group-wise distribution of incidences of different strains of Diarrheagenic E. coli causing diarrhea in children

From: Multiple etiologies of infectious diarrhea and concurrent infections in a pediatric outpatient-based screening study in Odisha, India

 

No (%) of cases under age groups

Statistical analysis

<2 years (n = 22)

2–5 years (n = 18)

p value

Odds ratio (95% CI)

STEC

7 (31.81)

7 (38.88)

0.328

0.733 (0.198–2.704)

EPEC

20 (90.9)

8 (44.44)

0.001**

12.5 (2.226–70.18)

EHEC

1 (4.54)

0

0.275

Undefined#

O 157

4 (18.18)

2 (11.11)

0.288

1.778 (0.286–1.04)

EAEC

5 (22.72)

4 (22.22)

0.635

1.56 (0.243–10.03)

  1. Percentages are calculated based on the total number of children with symptoms of diarrhea with detection of DEC under <2 years and 2–5 years age groups (n = 22 and 18, respectively)
  2. ** Extremely statistically significant
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