Volume 12, Number 11—November 2006
Research
Humans as Reservoir for Enterotoxin Gene–carrying Clostridium perfringens Type A
Annamari Heikinheimo*
, Miia Lindström*, Per Einar Granum†, and Hannu Korkeala*
, Miia Lindström*, Per Einar Granum†, and Hannu Korkeala*
Table 2
Association of sex and age with cpe in feces of healthy humans
| Characteristic | cpe detected by PCR/total no. fecal samples (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 19/102 (18.6) | |
| Male | 6/34 (17.6) | |
| Total | 25/136 (18.4) | |
| Age, y | ||
| <20 | 6/40 (15.0) | |
| 20–50 | 16/79 (20.3) | |
| >50 | 3/17 (17.6) | |
| Total | 25/136 (18.4) | |
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