Laboratory criteria in the diagnostics of intestinal infections of staphylococcal etiology in children.

Faecal samples were investigated from 948 children hospitalized with the diagnose of acute intestinal infection. The authors studied the isolation and properties of a broad spectrum of microorganisms from children's faeces: Salmonella, Shigella, E. coli, S. aureus, rotaviruses, Klebsiella, Morganella, Proteus. As a result, laboratory criteria were formulated of diagnosing in children intestinal infection of staphylococcal etiology.