A study of infective aetiology of chronic diarrhoea in children in Amritsar.
Examination of 150 stool samples from children of less than 3 years of age of chronic diarrhoea showed the presence of various enteropathogens in 58.7% cases. Cryptosporidium in pure form, Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia were detected in 1.3%, 2% and in 4% cases respectively. In 1.3% children Candida albicans was isolated. The predominant bacterial isolate was enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (21.4%). Salmonella typhimurium, shigella and campylobacter were isolated in 8.6%, 4% and 0.7% children respectively.
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Department of Microbiology, Medical College, Amritsar.
Arora
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Bhushan
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Arora
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male