PubMed · 2002 · 26 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyAntimicrobial ResistanceInfectious Disease EpidemiologyMedical MicrobiologyAntibiotic ResistanceBacterial EpidemiologyBacterial InfectionsGastrointestinal InfectionsInfectious DiarrheaPediatric Diarrheal DisordersBacterial DiarrheaCampylobacter InfectionCampylobacter ResistanceEscherichia ColiSalmonella InfectionsVibrio DetectionVibrio Infections
Stool specimens from 1400 Diarrhoeal patients from the Jordanian population were examined for bacterial pathogens and Rotavirus during a four- year period (1997-2000). Pathogenic bacteria were identified in 343 patients (24.5%), most often from children. Salmonella spp. was the most frequent isolated organism in 10.7% of the patient's cultures, followed by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) in 3.9%, Shigella spp. in 0.8% and Campylobacter spp. in 0.9%. Vibrio spp. was not identified in the stools tested. Resistance to ampicillin was observed in 42.2% of the Salmonella, 77.0% of the Shigella, and 31.0% of the EPEC isolates. Cotrimoxazole resistance was observed in 34.0% of the Shigella and 13.0% of the EPEC isolates and 77.0% of Campylobacter isolates. Rotavirus was identified in 373 samples (26.6%) of the patients