2014
DOI: 10.4236/ijcm.2014.57058
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Emerging Trends in the Etiology and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Enteric Pathogens in Rural Coastal India

Abstract: Introduction: Gastroenteritis is recognized as a serious public health problem in India. It is a syndrome that can be caused by different bacterial, viral and parasitic pathogens. Indiscriminate use of antibacterial agents has resulted in the development of multidrug resistant organisms. A retrospective study was done to analyze the etiological spectrum of diarrhoea and to determine the antimicrobial resistance pattern of bacterial pathogens. Methodology: Fecal specimens from patients with acute or chronic dia… Show more

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“… 55 Regional difference in the prevalence of different pathotypes of DEC is well documented. 26 Diarrheagenic E coli (46.3%) was the predominant pathogen that was isolated from diarrheal patients in a study by Ballal et al 56 In this study, in total, 633 preschool children with diarrhea, admitted at the Child Care Hospital and Nalanda Medical College and Hospital, Patna, were randomly enrolled for 2 consecutive years ( Figure 1 ). Of these, presence of E coli was identified in 460 samples (72.7%) ( Table 1 ).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 87%
“… 55 Regional difference in the prevalence of different pathotypes of DEC is well documented. 26 Diarrheagenic E coli (46.3%) was the predominant pathogen that was isolated from diarrheal patients in a study by Ballal et al 56 In this study, in total, 633 preschool children with diarrhea, admitted at the Child Care Hospital and Nalanda Medical College and Hospital, Patna, were randomly enrolled for 2 consecutive years ( Figure 1 ). Of these, presence of E coli was identified in 460 samples (72.7%) ( Table 1 ).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 87%
“…The overall prevalence of Salmonella and Shigella infection was less than the findings from Jimma, in Southwestern Ethiopia (8.4%) [7], Southern Ethiopia (22.5%) [14], and rural coastal India (11.2%) [24]. On the other hand, the magnitude of isolated Shigella species (2.5%) was [25], and Addis Ababa (3.2%) [13].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 85%
“…S. flexneri is the most prevalent serogroup in other studies from India. [ 11 12 13 ] The most common Shigella serotype obtained in our study was S. sonnei (62.5%). So far, there are no reports of such high incidence of S. sonnei reports from India.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 91%