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Table 2 Etiology of diarrhea by age group and sex from laboratory-based disease surveillance conducted from July 2008 to July 2009, Santa Rosa and Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

From: Incidence and etiology of infectious diarrhea from a facility-based surveillance system in Guatemala, 2008–2012

Age Group (Years)

Specimens Tested

Etiologic Category*

Viral

Bacterial

Parasitic

Multiple

Unknown

< 1

294

97

33%

47

16%

3

1%

29

10%

118

40%

1–4

533

99

19%

124

23%

19

4%

34

6%

257

48%

5–19

254

15

6%

48

19%

23

9%

15

6%

153

60%

20–49

202

12

6%

34

17%

3

2%

7

4%

146

72%

> 50

98

8

8%

21

21%

1

1%

1

1%

67

68%

Total

1381

235

17%

275

20%

50

4%

86

6%

741

54%

  1. *Etiologic category assigned based on detection of pathogens within a given category (e.g., viral, bacterial, and parasitic) and in the absence of pathogens from other categories