TY - JOUR
T1 - Enteropathogens isolated from children with gastro-enteritis at Ga-Rankuwa Hospital, South Africa
AU - Steele, A. D.
AU - Geyer, A.
AU - Alexander, J. J.
AU - Crewe-Brown, H. H.
AU - Fripp, P. J.
PY - 1988
Y1 - 1988
N2 - A prospective 3-year study for enteric pathogens associated with diarrhoea in children was undertaken at Ga-Rankuwa Hospital, South Africa. Rotavirus was the most commonly isolated pathogen (24%), showing a marked seasonal distribution, with an autumn peak in activity. Enterotoxigenic and enterophathogenic Escherichia coli were frequently identified, and Salmonella, Shigella and Campylobacter were also isolated. Cryptosporidium and Giardia lamblia were the most frequently seen parasites. Rotavirus, E. coli, Salmonella and Campylobacter occurred predominantly in children less than 1 year old, whilst Shigella and the parasites were prevalent at all stages.
AB - A prospective 3-year study for enteric pathogens associated with diarrhoea in children was undertaken at Ga-Rankuwa Hospital, South Africa. Rotavirus was the most commonly isolated pathogen (24%), showing a marked seasonal distribution, with an autumn peak in activity. Enterotoxigenic and enterophathogenic Escherichia coli were frequently identified, and Salmonella, Shigella and Campylobacter were also isolated. Cryptosporidium and Giardia lamblia were the most frequently seen parasites. Rotavirus, E. coli, Salmonella and Campylobacter occurred predominantly in children less than 1 year old, whilst Shigella and the parasites were prevalent at all stages.
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U2 - 10.1080/02724936.1988.11748584
DO - 10.1080/02724936.1988.11748584
M3 - Article
C2 - 2467616
AN - SCOPUS:0024211568
SN - 0272-4939
VL - 8
SP - 262
EP - 267
JO - Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
JF - Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
IS - 4
ER -
