Prevalence, associated risk factors and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Campylobacter species among under five diarrheic children at Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Lengerh, Ayalew; Moges, Feleke; Unakal, Chandrashekhar; Anagaw, Belay

doi:10.1186/1471-2431-13-82

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“…This variations between four Governorates could be due to differences in geographical location, study population, study period (Lengerh et al, 2013). Furthermore differences in weather between Governorates; warm weather may have triggered recreational activities with enhanced exposure to possible risk factors, for example consumption of undercooked chicken meat (Doorduyn et al, 2010) or swimming in contaminated water (Dasti et al, 2010).…”

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Public Health Hazard of Zoonotic Campylobacter jejuni Reference to Egyptian Regional and Seasonal Variations

Omara¹,

Fadaly²,

Barakat³

2015

Research J. of Microbiology

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Several Campylobacter species are known to be pathogenic to humans, with Campylobacter jejuni being the main leading cause of campylobacteriosis worldwide. The present investigation aimed to detect C. jejuni from chicken, water, milk and milk products and humans among 4 Egyptian Governorates (Cairo, Fayoum, Minya and Qalubiya) using conventional method and PCR 146 C. jejuni isolates with an incidence of 6.2% were confirmed to species level by polymerase chain reaction through detection of MapA gene. high incidence of C. jejuni was recorded in chicken intestine (12.8%) followed by Chicken farms water (12%), raw chicken meat (9.6%), occupational human workers stool samples (8.4%) then raw milk (2%), Quraish cheese (1.7%) and finally it was 1.2% in yoghourt. The PCR was definitive, reliable method that facilitated rapid identification of C. jejuni to the species level. It concluded that poor hygiene and sanitation in poultry farms could explain this high level of prevalence of C. jejuni among the examined samples.

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Public Health Hazard of Zoonotic Campylobacter jejuni Reference to Egyptian Regional and Seasonal Variations

Omara¹,

Fadaly²,

Barakat³

2015

Research J. of Microbiology

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“…Different results have been found in the few existing relevant studies. One report on children under 5 years merely noted a relationship between the frequency of Campylobacter and abdominal pain (30); the frequency of fever, vomiting, and dehydration in another study was similar in several different types of diarrhea caused by bacterial pathogens (27). A comparison between children with Campylobacter diarrhea and those with diarrhea caused by Salmonella showed a relationship between Campylobacter and abdominal pain and leukocytosis; four criteria have been recommended for the differentiation of Campylobacter diarrhea: age over 5 years, leukocytosis, abdominal pain, and diarrhea (31).…”

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Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Pediatric Campylobacter spp. Acute Gastroenteritis

Mazaheri

Rezaei

Aalinezhad

et al. 2016

Arch Pediatr Infect Dis

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Background: Although Campylobacter strains are one cause of acute bacterial gastroenteritis, their clinical and laboratory findings have only been examined in a few studies. Objectives: This study was performed to evaluate the frequency level as well as the clinical and laboratory findings of patients with acute gastroenteritis caused by Campylobacter. Patients and Methods:In this cross-sectional study, 419 Iranian children in Semnan city with acute gastroenteritis were assessed for their clinical and laboratory findings, including fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, dehydration, the presence of red blood cells and white blood cells (WBCs) in the stool, and leukocytosis. After being prepared for testing, a sample of the patient's stool was also examined for the presence of Campylobacter strains through microscopic examination, culture, and chemical reactions.Results: There were 36 positive cultures (8.6%) for Campylobacter, with frequencies of 6.4% and 10.3% for boys and girls, respectively (P = 0.16). The highest frequency of positive culture belonged to the age group over six years (P = 0.02). The most common findings associated with Campylobacter diarrhea included abdominal pain (77.8% vs.1 8.8%, P < 0.001), fever (80.6% vs. 20.4, P < 0.001), leukocytosis (72.2% vs. 45.7%, P = 0.002), and WBCs in the stool (63.9% vs. 23.8%, P < 0.001). Conclusions: This study showed that abdominal pain, fever, leukocytosis, and WBCs in the stool were associated with gastroenteritis infection caused by Campylobacter.

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“…Different governorates had recorded clear dissimilar values of C. jejuni contaminated chicken and meat samples (Table 3 and Figure 3). This variation may be due to warm or cold weather in addition to population behaviors (Lengerh et al, 2013). Higher temperature and humidity enhance Campylobacter growth (RefregierPetton et al, 2001;Bouwknegt et al, 2004).…”

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Incidence of zoonotic Campylobacter jejuni in fast meal meat, grill chickens and symptomatic Egyptians

Fadaly¹,

Barakat²,

El-Razik³

et al. 2016

Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.

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Campylobacter jejuni is one of the most important foodborne gastroenteric zoonosis. Most strains of C. jejuni produce a toxin (cytolethal distending toxin) that hinders the cells from dividing and produces diffuse bloody edematous exudative enteritis. The common routes of transmission are fecal-oral, person-to-person and the eating of raw or undercooked chickens or meat. This study recognizes the incidence of zoonotic C. jejuni in under cooked chickens and meat meals along with persons in contact. We examined 640 grilled chickens and 733 fast meat meals, plus 93 of symptomatic consumers and handlers were collected from five Egyptian governorates (Fayuom, Cairo, Qaluobia, Bin-suef and Assuit) from different restaurants through culture-based methods for detection of Campylobacter motility. Also, molecular tools were used for genetic amplification by PCR using specific primers of hipO gene. Contamination with C. jejuni was recorded in 21.5% in chickens (16.6% in grill tissues and 26.2% in raw visceral organs) and 16% in fast meat meals (18.2% Offal, 15.2% Sausages, 20.4% Hamburger, 13.2% Kofta and 14.5% Shawarma), plus 19.4% in Egyptian personnel's (25.8% in handlers and 19.4% in symptomatic consumers). The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) showed identical fingerprints of Campylobacter parvum at 344 bp, signifying the high possibilities of zoonotic hazards. Dissimilar incidence of chickens, meat and humans were verified with reference to different governorates, but Assuit recorded higher percentages sequence to hot weather. The collected documents in this study can offer a base for the progress of public health requisites for advances in food safety measures.

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Prevalence, associated risk factors and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Campylobacter species among under five diarrheic children at Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Cited by 62 publications

References 16 publications

Public Health Hazard of Zoonotic Campylobacter jejuni Reference to Egyptian Regional and Seasonal Variations

Public Health Hazard of Zoonotic Campylobacter jejuni Reference to Egyptian Regional and Seasonal Variations

Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Pediatric Campylobacter spp. Acute Gastroenteritis

Incidence of zoonotic Campylobacter jejuni in fast meal meat, grill chickens and symptomatic Egyptians

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