title: Prevalence of Campylobacter infections in animals and children in Haryana, India.
abstract: To study the prevalence of infections with Campylobacter spp in Haryana, India, a stool sample was collected using a rectal swab from 30 buffaloes, 62 cattle, 95 pigs and 94 children and was bacteriologically cultured. The subjects were either apparently healthy or had diarrhoea. The organisms were isolated in a medium containing reducing agents and antibiotics, and culture plates were incubated in a candle jar at 42 degrees C. 63% of all thermophilic Campylobacter were cultured from rectal swabs taken from young livestock and children with diarrhoea. Of 32 isolates fully identified, 23 were C. jejuni, 8 were C. coli and 1 was C. laridis. The C. jejuni isolates belonged to the Lior's biotype II.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kakkar
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Dogra
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015995:Prevalence