Is Escherichia coli O157:H7 a common pathogen in children with bloody diarrhea in Shiraz, Iran?
Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 is a common cause of bloody diarrhea in developed countries. The aim of this study was to determine whether E. coli O157:H7 is a possible pathogen of bloody diarrhea in southern Iran. Out of 719 children with diarrhea, 243 (34%) patients with positive occult...
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2008-08-01
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Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 is a common cause of bloody diarrhea in developed countries. The aim of this study was to determine whether E. coli O157:H7 is a possible pathogen of bloody diarrhea in southern Iran. Out of 719 children with diarrhea, 243 (34%) patients with positive occult blood took part in our study. The polyclonal antibody test and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were used to identify E. coli O157:H7. Stool cultures showed enteropathogens in 107 patients (44%). Shigella (34.3%) was followed by E. coli (8.6%), campylobacter (2%) and salmonella (0.4%). None of the E. coli species was of O157:H7 serotype. Antibiotic sensitivity of shigella species was 100% to ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin and ceftazidime, 94% to nalidixic acid and 13% to co-trimoxazole. The results of the study showed that E. coli O157:H7 is not a cause of bloody diarrhea in our area.
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| spelling | doaj-art-87c7d2d7af0a4af781decf5737012d782025-08-20T02:01:57ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212008-08-01504Is Escherichia coli O157:H7 a common pathogen in children with bloody diarrhea in Shiraz, Iran?Abdolvahab Alborzi0Mohammad Hassan AelamiBehrooz AstanehBahman PourabbasShohreh FarshadMehdi KalaniJalil NasiriMahmood RashidiProf Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 is a common cause of bloody diarrhea in developed countries. The aim of this study was to determine whether E. coli O157:H7 is a possible pathogen of bloody diarrhea in southern Iran. Out of 719 children with diarrhea, 243 (34%) patients with positive occult blood took part in our study. The polyclonal antibody test and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were used to identify E. coli O157:H7. Stool cultures showed enteropathogens in 107 patients (44%). Shigella (34.3%) was followed by E. coli (8.6%), campylobacter (2%) and salmonella (0.4%). None of the E. coli species was of O157:H7 serotype. Antibiotic sensitivity of shigella species was 100% to ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin and ceftazidime, 94% to nalidixic acid and 13% to co-trimoxazole. The results of the study showed that E. coli O157:H7 is not a cause of bloody diarrhea in our area. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2445 |
| spellingShingle | Abdolvahab Alborzi Mohammad Hassan Aelami Behrooz Astaneh Bahman Pourabbas Shohreh Farshad Mehdi Kalani Jalil Nasiri Mahmood Rashidi Is Escherichia coli O157:H7 a common pathogen in children with bloody diarrhea in Shiraz, Iran? The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Is Escherichia coli O157:H7 a common pathogen in children with bloody diarrhea in Shiraz, Iran? |
| title_full | Is Escherichia coli O157:H7 a common pathogen in children with bloody diarrhea in Shiraz, Iran? |
| title_fullStr | Is Escherichia coli O157:H7 a common pathogen in children with bloody diarrhea in Shiraz, Iran? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is Escherichia coli O157:H7 a common pathogen in children with bloody diarrhea in Shiraz, Iran? |
| title_short | Is Escherichia coli O157:H7 a common pathogen in children with bloody diarrhea in Shiraz, Iran? |
| title_sort | is escherichia coli o157 h7 a common pathogen in children with bloody diarrhea in shiraz iran |
| url | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2445 |
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