Prevalence of thermotolerant species of Campylobacter and their biotypes in children and domestic birds and dogs in Southern Chile
Keywords:
Campylobacter, Diarrhea, Epidemiology, Ecological distributionAbstract
The prevalence of thermotolerant Campylobacter in diarrhoeic and healthy children as well as in dogs, hens, ducks and pigeons was determined in Southern Chile. Campylobacter were found in 34.5% of the faecal samples examined. The isolation rate of Campylobacter in diarrhoeic and healthy children was 16.3% and 6.4% respectively. Despite C.jejuni was always more frequent than C. coli, the latter was isolated with a high frequency (29%) from patients with diarrhoea. C.jejuni and C. coli biotypes I and II were found in healthy and diarrhoeic children and were predominant in all the animals species studied. This may point out towards the possible origin of strains infecting children.Downloads
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1994-10-01
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Epidemiology
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Fernández, H., Kahler, K., Salazar, R., & Ríos, M. A. (1994). Prevalence of thermotolerant species of Campylobacter and their biotypes in children and domestic birds and dogs in Southern Chile . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 36(5), 433-436. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/29195