Epidemiological features and risk factors of Salmonella gastroenteritis in children resident in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Epidemiol Infect
; 141(8): 1604-13, 2013 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
Non-typhoidal Salmonella are an important but poorly characterized cause of paediatric diarrhoea in developing countries. We conducted a hospital-based case-control study in children aged <5 years in Ho Chi Minh City to define the epidemiology and examine risk factors associated with Salmonella diarrhoeal infections. From 1419 diarrhoea cases and 571 controls enrolled between 2009 and 2010, 77 (5â4%) diarrhoea cases were stool culture-positive for non-typhoidal Salmonella. Salmonella patients were more likely to be younger than controls (median age 10 and 12 months, respectively) [odds ratio (OR) 0â97; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0â94-0â99], to report a recent diarrhoeal contact (8â1% cases, 1â8% controls; OR 5â98, 95% CI 1â8-20â4) and to live in a household with >2 children (cases 20â8%, controls 10â2%; OR 2â32, 95% CI 1â2-4â7). Our findings indicate that Salmonella are an important cause of paediatric gastroenteritis in this setting and we suggest that transmission may occur through direct human contact in the home.
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Assunto principal:
Salmonella
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Infecções por Salmonella
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Países em Desenvolvimento
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Diarreia
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Gastroenterite
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article