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Campylobacter and rotavirus enteritis in Barbados - abstract
West Indian med. j ; 34(suppl): 48, 1985.
Article em En | MedCarib | ID: med-6670
Biblioteca responsável: JM3.1
Localização: JM3.1; R18.W4 / BB9.1
ABSTRACT
Childhood gastroenteritis is a universal disease which continues to be a major contributor to infant mortality, especially in developing countries. Within recent years rotavirus and, most recently, Campylobacter jejuni have been identified as the most common pathogens in childhood gastroenteritis. We present a pilot study of 400 children and aged 3 months to 6 years with gastroenteritis who were studied between July 15, 1983 and July 14, 1984. Rotavirus (11 percent), was the most frequently identified pathogen followed by Shigella in 7 percent, enteropathogenic E. coli in 4 percent, Salmonella species in 3 percent and C. jejuni in 1 percent of children; 8 (2 percent) had multiple pathogens. Rotavirus and C. jejuni cases were analysed in detail. Of the patients with C. jejuni, 66 percent presented with bloody diarrhoea, and fever, while for Rotavirus 80 percent of cases had diarrhoea, 70 percent vomiting and 43 percent upper respiratory symptoms. C. jejuni strains were uniformly sensitive to Erythromycin, Tetracycline, Chloramphenicol, Gentamicin and Nitrofurantoin. All patients had an uneventful recovery after their illness (AU)
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Viroses / Campylobacter / Gastroenterite Limite: Child / Humans País/Região como assunto: Barbados / Caribe ingles Idioma: En Revista: West Indian med. j Ano de publicação: 1985 Tipo de documento: Article / Congress and conference
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Viroses / Campylobacter / Gastroenterite Limite: Child / Humans País/Região como assunto: Barbados / Caribe ingles Idioma: En Revista: West Indian med. j Ano de publicação: 1985 Tipo de documento: Article / Congress and conference