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., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INFECTION, cilt.9, sa.3, ss.102-107, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/ced.2015.2076
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INFECTION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.102-107
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Acute gastroenteritis, antibiotic resistance, child, Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE, DIARRHEAL, SPECTRUM
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.