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Table 2 Distribution of the Salmonella and Shigella among children who attended Ambo public health facilities, 2014

From: Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella and Shigella species isolated from diarrheic children in Ambo town

Age in Months

Salmonella species

Shigella species

Total

SF

SB

SS

0–6

0

0

0

0

0

7–12

1(0.4%)

0

0

0

1(0.4%)

13–24

1(0.4%)

2(0.8%)

1(0.4%)

0

4(1.7%)

25–36

1(0.4%)

0

0

1(0.4%)

2(0.8%)

37–48

0

1(0.4%)

0

0

1(0.4%)

49–60

0

0

1(0.4%)

0

1(0.4%)

Total

3(1.3%)

3(1.3%)

2(0.8%)

1(0.4%)

9(3.8%)

6 (2.5%)

  1. Key: Shigella flexneri (SF), Shigella boydii (SB), Shigella sonnei (SS), and none (−)