Table 2 Proportion of samples positive for sorbitol non-fermenting E. coli per sample types.

From: Occurrence, molecular characterization, and antimicrobial susceptibility of sorbitol non-fermenting Escherichia coli in lake water, fish and humans in central Oromia, Ethiopia

Sample type

Source lake

Number of samples

Positive n (%)

Water

Hora-Arsedi

30

3 (30)

Babogaya

30

1 (10)

Koftu

30

4 (40)

Koka

30

1 (10)

Dambel

30

1 (10)

Fish samples

Babogaya

90

0 (0)

Hora-Arsedi

90

1 (1.1)

Koftu

90

0 (0)

Koka

90

7 (7.8)

Dambel

90

0 (0)

 

Age (years)

Number

Positive n (%)

Human stool

Children under 5

12

1 (8.3)

Young (5–17)

19

2 (10.5)

Youth (18–30)

49

4 (8.2)

Adults (≥ 31)

70

4 (5.7)

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