Prevalence of Salmonella and Shigella spp. and Antibiotic Resistance Status in Acute Childhood Gastroenteritis

Kara T. T., ÖZDEMİR H., Kurt F., Guriz H., ÇİFTCİ E., Aysev A. D., ...More

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INFECTION, vol.9, no.3, pp.102-107, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/ced.2015.2076
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INFECTION
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.102-107
  • Keywords: Acute gastroenteritis, antibiotic resistance, child, Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE, DIARRHEAL, SPECTRUM
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Acute gastroenteritis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Children under 5 years of age are more commonly affected, while 80% of deaths occur in children under 2 years of age. Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., and Shigella spp. are the most common causative bacterial pathogens. Since the summer of 2014, a large number of Salmonella and Shigella gastroenteritis cases have occurred in our region, which is considered as a small local outbreak. We aim to report the features and antibiotic susceptibility of microorganism isolates obtained during this epidemic.