Studies on Diarrheagenic Bacteria Among Children
| Autor: | Elum John, Dabo Adar Diana, Innocent Ishaku Giwa, Agbese Joseph Benjamin, Musa Usman Halim, Olasan Joseph Olalekan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | IMCC Journal of Science, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 54-62 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2783-0357 2783-0365 |
| Popis: | Diarrheagenic bacteria are the leading causes of diarrhea or bacterial gastroenteritis, leading to high child morbidity. This work investigated the prevalence of diarrheagenic bacteria among children (< 5 Years) in two public health facilities in Makurdi metropolis, Benue State, Nigeria. A total of 400 children who presented with diarrhea cases were sampled through stool collections. Cultural and biochemical characterizations were carried out following standard practices. Biochemical results identified a total of six bacterial species belonging to five genera that were associated with diarrhea in the 400 stool samples investigated. Bacterial infections associated with diarrheal cases were 20% prevalent with the following distributions: Escherichia coli (10.75%), Proteus mirabilis (2%), Proteus vulgaris (1.5%), Salmonella typhi (1.75%), Shigella dysenteriae (2%), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (2%). The prevalence levels across the five species of bacteria were significantly different (P0.05). This report is critical to stakeholders in the public health in the control of the rising cases of diarrhea in |
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