1. Investigation of diarrhea agents less than 5 years of age in summer in Gaziantep/Turkey.
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Kilic IH, Ozaslan M, Karsligil T, Karagöz ID, and Zer Y
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- Animals, Child, Preschool, Diarrhea etiology, Entamoeba isolation & purification, Escherichia coli isolation & purification, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Microscopy methods, Rotavirus isolation & purification, Seasons, Social Class, Turkey, Diarrhea microbiology, Diarrhea parasitology, Diarrhea virology
- Abstract
Pathogens causing summer diarrhea examined to detect among children less than 5 years of age in Gaziantep. We conducted among 100 children with diarrhea during summer at the pediatric hospital of Gaziantep. In stool samples from children, Rotavirus with Rotatect kit (Dade Behring, Germany), Entamoeba spp. with direct microscopy and bacterial pathogens with cultural techniques investigated. Cystic form of Entamoeba spp. was determined in 61 (61%) and Rotavirus antigen in 25 positive samples (25%). A predominant bacterium was determined in total 87 stool samples (87%). Despite of only cystic form of Entamoeba spp. was determined in seven, only bacteria in 22 and only Rotavirus in one; two of them were determined in 67 out of stool samples. According to comparison with stool samples belong to various months we have found that, Rotavirus and E. coli are the most pathogenic agents in August more than June and July.
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- 2007
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