1. Table 4. Age group distribution of enteropathogens
Age group (months)
No. tested
Overall No. Infected (%)
No. Infected with viral agents (%)
No. Infected with fungal agents (%)
No. infected with mixed viral and fungal agents (%)
0-6 16
5(31.3)
7-12 26
10(38.5)
9(34.6)
1(3.9)
13-18 30
12(40.0)
11(36.7)
1(3.3)
19-24 21
7(33.3)
6(28.6)
1(4.8)
25-30 18
6(33.3)
4(22.2)
2(11.1)
31-36 14
4(28.6)
2(14.3)
1(7.1)
>37 28
12(42.9)
5(17.9)
6(21.4)
1(3.6)
Total
153
56(36.6)
42(27.5)
12(7.8)
2(1.3)
X2 = 1.43 P = 0.96.
Paul Erhunmwunse Imade et al. Viral and Fungal Diarrhea in Children Under 5 Years of Age in a Tertiary Health Institution
in Edo State, Nigeria. American Journal of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, 2015, Vol. 3, No. 2,
doi: /ajidm-3-2-5
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