Campylobacter Jejuni in children under 7 years old with acute enteritis

Background and Objective: In recent years, campylobacter is considered as a major cause of acute gastroenteritis in human. This study was done to determine the incidence of campylobacter in children under the age of 7 with acute enteritis referred to Amirkola hospital. Methods: This study was done o...

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Autores principales: J Norouzi, R Savad Kouhi, A Rostam Kolaei
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:3597977b7c7d4ca6a3e483d8f70f5e122021-11-10T09:19:25ZCampylobacter Jejuni in children under 7 years old with acute enteritis1561-41072251-7170https://doaj.org/article/3597977b7c7d4ca6a3e483d8f70f5e122002-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://jbums.org/article-1-2841-en.htmlhttps://doaj.org/toc/1561-4107https://doaj.org/toc/2251-7170Background and Objective: In recent years, campylobacter is considered as a major cause of acute gastroenteritis in human. This study was done to determine the incidence of campylobacter in children under the age of 7 with acute enteritis referred to Amirkola hospital. Methods: This study was done on stool samples of children who were under 7 years old in Amirkola hospital and cultured and studied at eskirro special medium. Further, a questionnaire included primary information and characteristics of enteritis were filled in for each patient. Findings: From 260 samples, 20 cases of campylobacter selected that 12 (4.6%) were positive for campylobacter jejuni and the most cases were observed in children under the age of 2. Conclusion: According to the results, the low incidence of this bacterium in this year may be related to sanitory measures because of epidemiology of paracholera gastroenteritis.J NorouziR Savad KouhiA Rostam KolaeiBabol University of Medical Sciencesarticlecampylobacter jejunichildrengastroenteritisMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENFAMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 30-32 (2002)
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topic campylobacter jejuni
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J Norouzi
R Savad Kouhi
A Rostam Kolaei
Campylobacter Jejuni in children under 7 years old with acute enteritis
description Background and Objective: In recent years, campylobacter is considered as a major cause of acute gastroenteritis in human. This study was done to determine the incidence of campylobacter in children under the age of 7 with acute enteritis referred to Amirkola hospital. Methods: This study was done on stool samples of children who were under 7 years old in Amirkola hospital and cultured and studied at eskirro special medium. Further, a questionnaire included primary information and characteristics of enteritis were filled in for each patient. Findings: From 260 samples, 20 cases of campylobacter selected that 12 (4.6%) were positive for campylobacter jejuni and the most cases were observed in children under the age of 2. Conclusion: According to the results, the low incidence of this bacterium in this year may be related to sanitory measures because of epidemiology of paracholera gastroenteritis.
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title Campylobacter Jejuni in children under 7 years old with acute enteritis
title_short Campylobacter Jejuni in children under 7 years old with acute enteritis
title_full Campylobacter Jejuni in children under 7 years old with acute enteritis
title_fullStr Campylobacter Jejuni in children under 7 years old with acute enteritis
title_full_unstemmed Campylobacter Jejuni in children under 7 years old with acute enteritis
title_sort campylobacter jejuni in children under 7 years old with acute enteritis
publisher Babol University of Medical Sciences
publishDate 2002
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