Table 9: The biofilm formation and severity of diarrhea in 16 EPEC isolates including 5 typical EPEC isolates and11 atypical EPEC.
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EPEC |
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Characters of diarrhea |
Atypical N=11 |
Typical N=5 |
Test of significance |
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Duration (days) |
2.0(1.0-2.0) |
5.0(4.0-6.0) |
Z=3.2 P=0.001** |
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Previous Attack/weeks ago |
6.0(3.0-16.0) |
8.5(2.0-12.0) |
Z=0.16 P=0.8 |
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Frequency/day |
4.0(2.0-6.0) |
4.0(3.0-6.0) |
Z=0.29 P=0.77 |
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Characters of stool |
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Color |
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0(0.0) |
2(40.0) |
χ2=5.28 p=0.07 |
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9(81.8) |
2(40.0) |
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2(18.2) |
1(20.0) |
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Blood |
0(0.0) |
0(0.0) |
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Mucous |
2(18.2) |
1(20.0) |
FET p1.0 |
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Consistency (watery)
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11(100.0) |
5(100.0) |
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