دورية أكاديمية
Aeromonas-related diarrhoea in Nasarawa, Nigeria.
| العنوان: | Aeromonas-related diarrhoea in Nasarawa, Nigeria. |
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| المؤلفون: | Kandakai-Olukemi YT; Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria. mawakj@unijos.edu.ng, Mawak JD, Olukemi MA, Ojumah SO |
| المصدر: | Annals of African medicine [Ann Afr Med] 2007 Jun; Vol. 6 (2), pp. 76-9. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Medknow Publications Country of Publication: India NLM ID: 101231417 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1596-3519 (Print) Linking ISSN: 09755764 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ann Afr Med Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: Mumbai, India : Medknow Publications Original Publication: Sokoto, Nigeria : [Zaria, Nigeria?] : Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital ; Annals of African Medicine Society |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Aeromonas hydrophila/*isolation & purification , Diarrhea/*etiology , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/*complications, Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Diarrhea/epidemiology ; Diarrhea/microbiology ; Epidemiologic Studies ; Female ; Gastroenteritis/etiology ; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/epidemiology ; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/physiopathology ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nigeria/epidemiology ; Pilot Projects ; Prevalence |
| مستخلص: | Background: Two hundred and fifty volunteer patients attending 5 major hospitals in Nasarawa town, Nasarawa State, Nigeria were involved in this study to determine the prevalence of Aeromonas spp in persons with diarrhoea. The study population consisted of 133 males and 117 females between the ages of 0-70 years. Methods: Stool samples (148 diarrhoeal and 102 non-diarrhoeal) were analysed for the presence of Aeromonas spp. using standard bacteriological methods. The isolates were also subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility testing using the disc diffusion method. Results: Four (1.60%) of the 250 stool samples were positive for Aeromonas spp. Three (2.03%) of the isolates were recovered from diarrhoeal specimens and 1 (0.98%) from non-diarrhoeal (control) samples. The difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The highest numbers of isolates 3 (3.66%) were recovered from age group 0-10 years while age group 61-70 years yielded 1 (14.29%). All isolates were found to be Aeromonas hydrophilia. The isolates were all sensitive to tetracycline, gentamicin, chloramphenicol, cotrimoxazole and streptomycin but resistant to penicillin and ampicillin. Other enteropathogens isolated were Shigella spp 5 (2.0%) and Salmonella spp 2 (0.8%). Conclusion: This study has shown that a small percentage of gastroenteritis can be attributed to Aeromonas hydrophilia. |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20080205 Date Completed: 20080228 Latest Revision: 20191110 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20231215 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/1596-3519.55711 |
| PMID: | 18240708 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
| تدمد: | 1596-3519 |
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| DOI: | 10.4103/1596-3519.55711 |