Bacterial gastroenteritis in children below five years of age: a cross-sectional study focused on etiology and drug resistance of Escherichia coli O157, Salmonella spp., and Shigella spp.

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 1 Prevalence and distribution of multidrug-resistant Shigella spp., Salmonella spp., and E. coli O157 in children diagnosed with gastroenteritis in this study

Bacterial Gastroenteritis	Shigella spp.	Salmonella spp.	E. coli O157
Frequency
N	15	15	5
%	43	43	14
Multidrug-resistant
N	14	4	2
%	93.33	26.67	40
Prevalence	4.34%	4.34%	1.45%