title: Aetiological studies on hospital in-patients with acute diarrhoea in Calcutta.
abstract: Bacterial enteropathogens and rotavirus were sought in 356 cases with acute diarrhoea admitted to the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Calcutta. One or more pathogens were isolated from 74.7% of the cases. Single enteropathogens could be detected from 66% and multiple enteropathogens from 8.7% of the patients. Vibrio cholerae biotype El Tor, rotavirus, V. parahaemolyticus, and enteropathogenic and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli were the major pathogens detected. Rotavirus was detected from 7.6% of the cases. A higher rate of detection of rotavirus was seen in children younger than two years. Campylobacter jejuni could be isolated from the faeces of six (15%) of 40 cases either as a single pathogen or in association with V. cholerae biotype El Tor.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014736:Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Q000302:isolation & purification