Aetiology of acute gastro-enteritis in children at Saint Camille Medical Centre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Pak J Biol Sci
; 12(3): 258-63, 2009 Feb 01.
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| ID: mdl-19579955
ABSTRACT
UNLABELLED The present study aims at identifying the infectious agents responsible for child Acute GastroEnteritis (AGE) in Ouagadougou. From May 5 2006 to June 22 2008, 648 children aged from 2 to 41 months, with at least an average of 3 loose stools per day have been enrolled for coproculture, parasitology and virology test. Among them, 34 (5.25%) were HIV seropositive. A single sample of faeces from each child was used to identify enteropathogens. An infectious aetiology was identified in 41.20% of cases. The pathogenic agents detected as responsible for the AGE are Rotavirus 21.1%; Adenovirus 1.9%; Giardia 7.6% Entamoeba; 1.08%; entero-pathogenic E. coli 41.7%; Salmonella 3.40%; Shigella 1.85% and Yersinia 1.70%. CONCLUSION:
Therefore, these AGE etiologic agents constitute a problem of public health in Burkina Faso. Their control for the child would require (1) a regular paediatric and clinical follow up; (2) health education of the population for food hygiene and (3) in case of absence of HIV infection in the mother, a promotion of exclusive breast-feeding up to the age of 4 months.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Gastroenterite
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Hospitais
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
País como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article