Incidence of Bacterial Enternopathogens Among Hospitalized Children Less Than 5 Years with Diarrhoea in Southern Orissa.
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2014-08
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Bacteriological analysis of 1661 stool samples from
children (<5 years) with diarrhoea who have been admitted
to 3 different hospitals of Southern Orissa from Jan 2007
to Dec 2010 was carried out using standard procedures.
Among all the samples, enteropathogens were isolated in
1199 culture positive samples wherein Escherichia coli was
isolated in 927 cases( including 136 pathogenic Escherichia
coli),Vibrio cholerae O1 in 174 samples; Shigella spp in
50 samples; Salmonella spps.in 18 samples, Klebsiella
pneumoniae in 5 samples. The isolation of bacterial
enteropathogens was highest during July 2008 followed
by August 2006 and Cholera cases were isolated more
during rainy season. Vibrio cholerae O1 isolates were
resistant to co- trimoxazole, furazolidone and nalidixic acid.
Many of the Pathogenic Escherichia coli strains showed
varying resistance to ampicillin, furazolidone, cotrimoxazole,
ciprofloxacin and nalidixic acid. Shigella spp.
and Salmonella spp also showed varying resistance patterns.
More studies are necessary to evaluate the contribution of
enteropathogens in causing diarrhoeal diseases and to define
the changing antibiogram patterns in this region.
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diarrhoea, escherichia coli, vibrio cholerae, antibiogram
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Narasimham M V, Panda Pritilata, Sahu Susmita Kumari, Parida Banojini. Incidence of Bacterial Enteropathogens Among Hospitalized Children Less Than 5 Years with Diarrhoea in Southern Orissa. Indian Medical Gazette. 2014 Aug ; 148 (8): 304-309.