Campylobacter enteritis in children in Enugu, Nigeria

Campylobacter jejuni was isolated from the stools of 47 out of 636 children (7.4%) aged 5 years, with acute diarrhoea. Significantly more children from the rural than from the urban environment had C. jejuni enteritis (26/224 Vs 21/407, P 0.01). There were no differences with respect to sex. The age...

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Main Authors: Ngozi F Onyemelukwe, Bede C Ibe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 1998-01-01
Series:International Journal of Medicine and Health Development
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Online Access:http://www.ijmhdev.com/article.asp?issn=2635-3695;year=1998;volume=3;issue=2;spage=100;epage=102;aulast=Onyemelukwe;type=0