[Campylobacter in acute diarrhea of infants]

Bull Soc Pathol Exot Filiales. 1985;78(5 Pt 2):930-4.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Investigation of C. jejuni, C. coli has been realised on 280 babies in Tunis, 123 of them do not present any diarrhea. The global frequency of campylobacter isolated is 4.64%. Concerning babies with diarrhea, the frequency is 4.45%, whereas it is 4.86% in the group without diarrhea. A similar frequency of C. jejuni and C. coli appears in the two groups.

MeSH terms

  • Campylobacter / isolation & purification
  • Campylobacter Infections / microbiology*
  • Campylobacter fetus / isolation & purification
  • Diarrhea / etiology*
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Tunisia