A one-year study of enteric Campylobacter infections in Singapore.
A total of 7344 inpatients with diarrhoea were investigated for Campylobacter infections in Singapore over one year. Campylobacter species were recovered from 1.2% of diarrhoeal stools; 70.3% of the 91 campylobacters were from children under 5 years of age. Further identification of these isolates showed that 89% were Campylobacter jejuni and 10.9% were C. coli, and a high level of resistance to erythromycin was observed among them. Concomitant isolation of Salmonella species or Shigella species was achieved in eight of the Campylobacter-infected patients. Campylobacter enteritis occurred throughout the year, with the highest isolation rate being recorded in September.
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Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital.
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D002167:Campylobacter / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D017000:Campylobacter coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004751:Enteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012621:Seasons; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology