Molecular typing of Salmonella enterica serotype Worthington isolates from infantile diarrhoea.

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dc.contributor.authorKapoor, Lataen_US
dc.contributor.authorEideh, Hatem Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorAhmad, Shamweelen_US
dc.contributor.authorLal, Pankajen_US
dc.contributor.authorDeb, Monoramaen_US
dc.contributor.authorThukral, S Sen_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-05-29en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T08:53:20Z
dc.date.available2006-05-29en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T08:53:20Z
dc.date.issued2006-05-29en_US
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Salmonella Worthington has been known to be a causative agent for childhood diarrhoea. There is a paucity of information on the molecular relatedness of the strains isolated in various hospitals in India. The present study was carried out to attempt molecular typing of a cluster of Salmonella Worthington isolates obtained from cases of infantile diarrhoea during a six month period, from a tertiary care paediatric hospital in Delhi, India. METHODS: Nine isolates of S. Worthington obtained from faecal samples of infants suffering from diarrhoea during October 2001 to March 2002, were identified by the conventional biochemical methods and by serotyping. The antimicrobial susceptibility was determined by the disk diffusion method. Molecular typing was done by ribotyping. RESULTS: Eight patients were admitted to 3 different wards of the hospital and one was an outpatient. Four patients including the first patient visited the hospital with diarrhoea as the presenting symptom while five developed diarrhoea after admission. Stool microscopy showed no specific findings. Salmonella Worthington was isolated from stool cultures of these patients. Repeated cultures of the common drinking water source of the hospital and the milk supplied to children from central kitchen were negative for known pathogens. All S. Worthington isolates were resistant to all the beta-lactams tested including third generation cephalosporins. Eight isolates were sensitive to furazolidone and 6 to ciprofloxacin. Molecular characterization by ribotyping revealed four different clones. INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSION: As four different ribotypes of the isolated Salmonella Worthington isolates were identified, it was clear that there was no single source of infection.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Microbiology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, Delhi, India. latakapoor@yahoo.co.inen_US
dc.identifier.citationKapoor L, Eideh HK, Ahmad S, Lal P, Deb M, Thukral SS. Molecular typing of Salmonella enterica serotype Worthington isolates from infantile diarrhoea. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2006 May; 123(5): 691-6en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/25973
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://icmr.nic.in/ijmr/ijmr.htmen_US
dc.subject.meshDiarrhea --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshGastroenteritis --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndiaen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshInfant, Newbornen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshRibotypingen_US
dc.subject.meshSalmonella Infections --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshSalmonella enterica --classificationen_US
dc.subject.meshSerotypingen_US
dc.titleMolecular typing of Salmonella enterica serotype Worthington isolates from infantile diarrhoea.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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