Detection of bacterial and intestinal parasitic infections among children under 5 years of age with acute gastroenteritis in a tertiary care hospital in NCR region
Journal Title: Santosh University Journal of Health Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction Acute gastroenteritis AGE accounts for millions of deaths each year in children mostly in developing countries Wide range of pathogens including parasites bacteria and viruses are responsible for AGE The aim of this study was to isolate the bacterial and intestinal parasites associated with AGE in children below 5 years of ageMaterials and Methods A cross sectional study was carried out in Department of Microbiology Paediatrics Santosh Medical College and Hospital 625 children with AGE were enrolled in the study Stool samples were examined for the presence of parasites and cultured for microbial flora Drug susceptibility testing for aerobic isolates was performed using KirbyBauer disc diffusion method according to CLSI guidelinesResults Among the bacterial isolates maximum isolates were Escherichia coli 291 4656 of which 32 512 samples were identified as Enterohaemorrhagic Ecoli EHEC 48 768 isolates were identified as Shigella spp while parasites included Entamoeba histolytica 21 336 followed by Giardia lamblia 14 224 8178 Ecoli isolates were sensitive to Ampicillin All the Salmonella spp isolates were sensitive to CotrimoxazoleConclusion Most frequently bacterial and parasitic isolates were Ecoli Salmonella spp and Entamoeba histolytica This gives pre requisite for planning and evaluating interventional programmes associated with diarrhoeal illness and their antimicrobial sensitivity pattern for effective treatment and to decrease disease burdenKeywords Acute Gastroenteritis AGE Diarrhoea Antimicrobial resistance Intestinal parasites
Authors and Affiliations
Dakshina Bisht, Manish Kumar Singh, Varun Goel, Rishabh Tomar, Alka Agrawal
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