Volume 4, Number 4—December 1998
Dispatch
Human Infections with Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Other Than Serogroup O157 in Germany
Table 2
No. of patients with STEC-isolate |
||
---|---|---|
Patient age (years)a | eaeA-positive | eaeA-negative |
0-1 | 6 | 1 |
1-2 | 13 | 1 |
2-3 | 11 | 1 |
3-4 | 5 | 2 |
4-5 | 2 | 1 |
5-6 | 4 | 0 |
6-10 | 2 | 2 |
10-15 | 2 | 4 |
15-20 | 0 | 4 |
20-30 | 2 | 2 |
30-40 | 3 | 5 |
40-50 | 4 | 2 |
50-60 | 0 | 6 |
60-72 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 54 | 31 |
aPatient's age was known in 85 cases. The youngest patient was 3 months of age; the oldest, 72 years of age.
Page created: December 16, 2010
Page updated: December 16, 2010
Page reviewed: December 16, 2010
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.