The authors regret that there were some minor errors in Tables 2 and 3 in their original paper and apologise for any inconvenience caused. The correct versions of the tables can be found below.

Table 2

Association of E. coli prevalence with source and location of water samples

VariableCategoryPercentOR95% CIP
Source Tap 15 – – 0.6 
Well 18 1.2 0.5–3.1 
Location Urban 8.1 – – 0.01 
Rural 23.7 3.5 1.3–9.4 
VariableCategoryPercentOR95% CIP
Source Tap 15 – – 0.6 
Well 18 1.2 0.5–3.1 
Location Urban 8.1 – – 0.01 
Rural 23.7 3.5 1.3–9.4 
Table 3

Virulence and antibiotic resistance traits of detected E. coli serotypes in this study

SourcePSerAntibiotic resistance patterns
β-Lactamase
Virulence
SNASXTTECTXCAMPKCIPCNTEMSHVCTXStx1Stx2eaeA
Tap N = 15 P1 O26 
P2 O26  
P3 O26  
P4 O103    
P5 O26        
P6 O128     
 O128     
P7 O26           
P8 O26            
P9 O26            
P10 O26            
P11 O26              
P12 O26               
P13 O26                
P14 O26                 
Well N = 9 P1 O91       
P2 O91           
P3 O128              
P4 O128               
 O124               
P5 O124                
 O128                
P6 O45                
P7 O45                 
Total  20 18 14 14 12 12 
 83.3 75 58.3 58.3 50 50 33.3 25 25 16.6 25 25 16.6 20.8 33.3 12.5 
SourcePSerAntibiotic resistance patterns
β-Lactamase
Virulence
SNASXTTECTXCAMPKCIPCNTEMSHVCTXStx1Stx2eaeA
Tap N = 15 P1 O26 
P2 O26  
P3 O26  
P4 O103    
P5 O26        
P6 O128     
 O128     
P7 O26           
P8 O26            
P9 O26            
P10 O26            
P11 O26              
P12 O26               
P13 O26                
P14 O26                 
Well N = 9 P1 O91       
P2 O91           
P3 O128              
P4 O128               
 O124               
P5 O124                
 O128                
P6 O45                
P7 O45                 
Total  20 18 14 14 12 12 
 83.3 75 58.3 58.3 50 50 33.3 25 25 16.6 25 25 16.6 20.8 33.3 12.5 

AMP, Ampicillin; CTX, Cefotaxime; NA, Nalidixic acid; CIP, Ciprofloxacin; CN, Gentamicin; S, Streptomycin; K, Kanamycin; C, Chloramphenicol; TE, Tetracycline; SXT, Sulphamethoxazole/Trimethoprim.