Table 4 Incidence of Shigella spp. according to different age groups within the examined population
Shigella spp. | S. flexneri | S. sonnei | S. boydii | Total isolates (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | ||||
0–1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 (16.13) |
1–5 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 25 (40.32) |
5–10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 14 (22.58) |
10–20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 (11.29) |
20–30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30–40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
40–50 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 (6.45) |
50–60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
60–70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3.23) |
> 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total (%) | 33 (53.23) | 15 (24.19) | 14 (22.58) | 62 (100) |