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Table 7 Frequency of isolation of organisms from study sites

From: Assessment of the relationship between bacteriological quality of dug-wells, hygiene behaviour and well characteristics in two cholera endemic localities in Douala, Cameroon

Isolate

Bepanda N (%)

New bell N (%)

Total N (%)

S. aureus

89 (9.5%)

78 (8.4%)

167 (17.8%)

E. coli

41(4.4%)

77 (8.2%)

118 (12.6%)

A. hydrophila

44(4.7%)

54 (5.8%)

98 (10.4%)

C. freundii

51(5.4%)

37 (3.9%)

88 (9.4%)

P. aeruginosa

42 (4.5%)

43 (4.6%)

85 (9.1%)

E. aerogenes

39 (4.2%)

32 (3.4%)

71 (7.6%)

K. pneumoniae

30 (3.2%)

38 (4.1%)

68 (7.2%)

S. epidermidis

31 (3.3%)

35 (3.7%)

66 (7.0%)

V. mimicus

22 (2.3%)

23 (2.5%)

45 (4.8%)

Salmonella spp

14 (1.5%)

28 (3.0%)

42 (4.5%)

V. fluvialis

20 (2.1%)

18 (1.9%)

38 (4.1%)

V. vulnificus

17 (1.8%)

17 (1.8%)

34 (3.6%)

V. cholerae

10 (1.1%)

9 (1.0%)

19 (2.01%)

Total

450 (47.9%)

489 (52.1%)

939(100%)

  1. 2 = 25.266, df = 14, P = 0.032). N number of isolates, % percentage.