Table 5 Types of diarrhea among children positive for Salmonella and Shigella species infection attending Ambo public health facilities, 2014
Types of diarrhea | Types of isolate (n, %) | Total (n, %) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salmonella spp. | Shigella spp. | ||||
SF | SB | SS | |||
Watery diarrhea | 1(0.4) | 1(0.4) | 0 | 0 | 2(0.8) |
Bloody diarrhea | 0 | 1(0.4) | 1(0.4) | 0 | 2(0.8) |
Mucoid diarrhea | 2(0.8) | 1(0.4) | 1(0.4) | 1(0.4) | 5(2.1) |
Loose stool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 3 (1.2) | 6 (2.5) | 9 (3.8) | ||