Research Article
Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Drinking Water Sources
Table 2
Frequency of isolation of E. coli strains in the rainy and dry season.
| Water sources | Number of samples analyzed | Number of strains of E. coli isolated | Total (%) | Rainy | Dry | Rainy | Dry |
| Dams | 15 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 28 (29) | Boreholes | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 (11) | Streams | 17 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 26 (27) | Hand-dug wells | 15 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 24 (25) | Rivers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 (2) | Canals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 (6) | Total | 61 | 61 | 39 | 58 | 97 (100) |
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