Acute diarrhoea and Campylobacter in Peruvian children: a clinical and epidemiologic approach.
A study performed on Peruvian children < 10 years of age and their controls showed that Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of diarrhoea. Infants 1 year old or younger were the most affected. The disease was usually moderately severe, although > 50 per cent of patients required i.v. fluid therapy. Campylobacter was also more frequent in malnourished patients, who come from socio-economically deprived groups, with overcrowding, poor sanitation, and frequent contact with domestic birds and animals. The seasonal behaviour suggests that diarrhoea caused by Campylobacter is endemic in this area.
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Instituto Nacional de Salud Del Niño, Lima, Perú.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000367:Age Factors; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D012621:Seasons; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors