Prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Children with Bloody Diarrhea Referring to Abuzar Teaching Hospital, Ahvaz, Iran
Published: January 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/.7134
Azar Dokht Khosravi, Soheila Khaghani, Ahmad Farajzadeh Sheikh, Ali Ahmad Zadeh, Ahmad Shamsizadeh
1. Professor, Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine & Health Research Institute, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur
University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
2. Research Assistant, Health Research Institute, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
3. Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
4. Professor, Department of Pediatric, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
5. Professor, Department of Pediatric, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Correspondence
Dr. Soheila khaghani,
Research Assistant, Health Research Institute, Infectious and
Tropical Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
E-mail : soheilakhaghani44@gmail.com
Introduction: Escherichia coli O157: H7 are recognized as important aetiological agents of diarrhea in children, particularly in developed countries.
Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the rates of detection of E. coli O157: H7strains among children in Ahvaz, Iran.
Materials and Methods: From June 2010 to December 2010, 137 diarrheal stool samples of children were collected. E.coli was identified by standard microbiological techniques. O157 or O157:H7 subtypes discerned by serological tests.
Results: Of the 137 E. coli isolates, enteropathogens were found in 53 (38.7%) of the patients as follow: Shigella spp. (75.5%), EPEC (enteropathogenic E. coli) (16.9%), Campylobacter spp. (3.8%) and Salmonella spp. (3.8%). None of the isolated E. coli was O157:H7 serotype.
Conclusion: This shows that non-O157:H7 E. coli are the major cause of paediatric infections in this region of Iran.
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