Distribution of E coli strains isolated from patients and controls among various ribotype (RT) patterns
| A | Group (No of RT patterns) | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RT pattern | Total (50) | A1 (15) | A2 (6) | B (3) | C (5) | D (1) | E (1) | F (3) | G (1) | H (3) | I (3) | J (1) | K (1) | L (4) | M (1) | N (1) | O (1) | |
| No patients/ No isolates | 401-a/95 | 18/34 | 10/26 | 1/4 | 3/8 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 3/6 | 1/2 | — | 4/6 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4/4 | — | — | — | |
| No controls/ No isolates | 21/23 | 8/8 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 2/4 | — | — | — | — | 3/3 | 1/1 | — | — | — | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | |
| Total of strains | 118 | 42 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
↵1-a Six patients harboured more than oneE coli isolate in several groups.