Campylobacter enteritis in Ilorin, Nigeria.
BACKGROUND
Campylobacterje junilcoli is one of the most commonly identified bacterial causes of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. In Nigeria, it has been reported in the northern part of the country, extensive work has also been done in the south-west leaving behind the middle-belt of the country.


OBJECTIVE
To determine the role of Campylobacter jejunilcoli as an agent of diarrhoea in the middle-belt of Nigeria.


METHODS
A prospective case control study.


METHODS
University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), private hospitals and primary health centers all in Ilorin, Nigeria.


METHODS
Three hundred and six children with diarrhoea and 100 without diarrhoea were randomly selected.


METHODS
Isolation of Campylobacter jejuni/coli from stool samples. Biological characteristics of the isolates.


RESULTS
Twenty five (8.2%) of the patients and none of the controls had the organism. Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli were 56% and 44% respectively. All the isolates were susceptible to erythromycin and ciprofloxacin. None of the isolates harboured plasmids.


CONCLUSIONS
C. jejunil coli is an important diarrhoea agent in our geographic environment, further characterisation is desired of these local strains.
Samuel
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Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Medicine, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria.
Aboderin
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AO
Akanbi
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AA
Adegboro
B
B
Smith
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SI
Coker
A O
AO
D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications*; D017000:Campylobacter coli; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004403:Dysentery / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria