title: Occurrence of campylobacter species in healthy well-nourished and malnourished children.
abstract: The occurrence of Campylobacter species in healthy, well-nourished and healthy, malnourished children of low socioeconomic level in Southern Chile was determined. Campylobacter carriers were significantly most frequent among malnourished (31.4%) than among well-nourished (9.9%) children. Six species were isolated from malnourished children whereas four were found among well-nourished children. C. upsaliensis was the most frequent (13.3%) species isolated from malnourished children, followed by C. lari (7.6%) and C. fetus ssp. fetus (1.9%).
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Microbiology, Universidad Austral de Chile , Valdivia , Chile.
authors.forename: Heriberto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vera
authors.forename: María Paz
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Villanueva
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García
keywords: Campylobacter species; healthy carriers; malnourished children; well-nourished children
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