Table 1

Consistency of the Stool	Types of Isolate		Total (n. %)
Consistency of the Stool	Salmonella (n, %)	**Shigella(n, %)**	Total (n. %)
Mucoid	20 (50.0)	6 (35.3)	26 (45.6)
Unformed	9 (22.5)	4 (23.5)	13 (22.8)
Muciod&Watery	5 (12.5)	3 (17.6)	8 (14.0)
Watery	4 (10.0)	3 (17.6)	7 (12.3)
Bloody & Mucoid	1 (2.5)	1 (5.9)	2 (3.5)
Bloody	1 (2.5)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.75)
Total	40 (100.0)	17 (100.0)	57 (100.0)

Table 1: Consistency of diarrhea in patients with Salmonella and Shigella infection in Butajira health center, Ethiopia from October 2011 to June 2012.