Volume 27, Number 9—September 2021
Research
Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Sporadic Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Enteritis, Ireland, 2013–2017
Table 1
Confirmed sporadic verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli infections in Ireland, 2013–2017*
Characteristic | VTEC O157 | VTEC 026 | Other serogroups | Not serotyped/ungroupable |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
668 |
714 |
724 |
649 |
Age | ||||
<5 y | 231 (34.6) | 431 (60.4) | 255 (35.2) | 184 (28.4) |
6–64 y | 373 (55.8) | 232 (32.5) | 314 (43.4) | 273 (42.1) |
>65 y |
64 (9.6) |
51 (7.1) |
155 (21.4) |
192 (29.6) |
Setting | ||||
Urban | 288 (43.1) | 278 (38.9) | 329 (45.4) | 309 (47.6) |
Rural | 380 (56.9) | 436 (61.1) | 395 (54.6) | 340 (52.4) |
*Values are no. (%) except as indicated. Percentages refer to VTEC serotype column totals vs case age range and Central Statistics Office Urban/Rural classification. VTEC, verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli.
1These first authors contributed equally to this article.