Occurrence of enteropathogenic bacteria in children under 5 years with diarrhoea in south Tehran.
This study was carried out on 1600 rectal swabs from children under 5 years of age admitted at the health centre in Islamshahr, Tehran province, Islamic Republic of Iran, during 1998-99. The specimens were examined for various bacterial pathogens. Isolation rates were: enteropathogenic Escherichia coli 6.8%, Shigella spp. 3.4%, Salmonella spp. 2.9%, Campylobacter spp. 0.9%, Yersinia spp. 0.7%. The isolation rate was highest in the summer, except for Yersinia spp., which was predominantly isolated in spring. The results of this study demonstrate the significance of Yersinia spp. and Campylobacter spp. in patients with diarrhoea.
Dallal
M M S
MM
Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. soltanirad34@yahoo.com
Khorramizadeh
M R
MR
MoezArdalan
K
K
D000208:Acute Disease; D017677:Age Distribution; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000453:epidemiology; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011204:Poverty Areas; D015995:Prevalence; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D012621:Seasons; D012703:Serotyping; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013383:Suburban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology