Campylobacter enteritis among children in north-west Ethiopia: a 1-year prospective study.
The incidence of campylobacter enteritis among children visiting the outpatient department of a teaching hospital in north-west Ethiopia was prospectively studied over a period of 12 months from June 1994 to May 1995. Campylobacter spp. were isolated from the stools of 60 children out of 434 investigated by culture (13.8%). The highest isolation rate was found in children aged from 6 to 24 months. The period of peak isolation was September to November. Among children aged 1-5 years, campylobacter was more frequently isolated from those presenting with persistent diarrhoea than from among those with acute illness (OR 2.53; 95% CI: 1.02-6.18). Culture positivity was higher among malnourished children. Our findings demonstrate the important role played by this pathogen in childhood diarrhoeal illness in the area.
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Department of Paediatrics, Gondar College of Medical Sciences, Ethiopia.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000382:microbiology; D004751:Enteritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D011446:Prospective Studies