Table 5 Age distribution of stool pathogens detected (N = 83); Nov 2010–Sep 2012
From: Prevalence of enteric infections among hospitalized patients in two referral hospitals in Ghana
Stool pathogens | Frequency | Age groupa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
31 days to <1 years | 1–5 years | >5 years | ||
Rotavirus | 41 | 17 (41.5) | 22 (53.7) | 2 (4.9) |
Norovirus | 10 | 3 (30.0) | 2 (20.0) | 5 (50.0) |
Astrovirus | 11 | 4 (36.4) | 2 (18.2) | 5 (45.5) |
Adenovirus | 8 | 4 (50.0) | 3 (37.5) | 1 (12.5) |
Cryptosporidium | 4 | 3 (75.0) | 0 (0) | 1 (25.0) |
Giardia | 3 | 2 (66.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (33.3) |
Salmonella sp. | 2 | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0 (0) |
Plesiomonas sp. | 2 | 2 (100.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Vibrio Cholerae | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (100.0) |
Shigella sp. | 1 | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Total | 83 | 37 (44.6) | 30 (36.1) | 16 (19.3) |