Occurrence of campylobacter jejuni in diarrhoeic and non-diarrhoeic children in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Fernandez, Heriberto; Toledo, M. Regina F.; Fagundes Neto, Ulysses; Trabulsi, Luiz R.

doi:10.1590/S0036-46651985000200009

Abstracts

Campylobacter jejuni was looked for in the feaces of 262 children, beeing 189 with acute diarrhoea, 31 with chronic diarrhoea and 42 controls. The organism was isolated from 14 (7.4%), 2 (6.5%) and 6 (14.3%) of the children, and each group, respectively.

Campylobacter jejuni foi pesquisado nas fezes de 262 crianças, sendo 189 com diarréia aguda, 31 com diarréia crônica e 42 sem sintomatologia gastrintestinal. A bactéria foi encontrada em 14 (7,4%), 2 (6,5%) e 6 (14,3%) das crianças, em cada um dos grupos, respectivamente.

CASE REPORTS

Occurrence of campylobacter jejuni in diarrhoeic and non-diarrhoeic children in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Ocorrência de Campylobacter jejuni em crianças com diarréia e normais em São Paulo, Brasil

Heriberto Fernandez; M. Regina F. Toledo; Ulysses Fagundes Neto; Luiz R. Trabulsi (^* (* ) Present address of senior author: Institute of Clinical Microbiology; Faculty of Medicine; Universidad Austral de Chile; Valdivia Chile )

Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo (1); and Setor de Gastro-Pediatria (2) Escola Paulista de Medicina. Rua Botucatu, 862, 3.º andar, Vila Clementino. CEP 04023, São Paulo, Brazil

SUMMARY

Campylobacter jejuni was looked for in the feaces of 262 children, beeing 189 with acute diarrhoea, 31 with chronic diarrhoea and 42 controls. The organism was isolated from 14 (7.4%), 2 (6.5%) and 6 (14.3%) of the children, and each group, respectively.

RESUMO

Campylobacter jejuni foi pesquisado nas fezes de 262 crianças, sendo 189 com diarréia aguda, 31 com diarréia crônica e 42 sem sintomatologia gastrintestinal. A bactéria foi encontrada em 14 (7,4%), 2 (6,5%) e 6 (14,3%) das crianças, em cada um dos grupos, respectivamente.

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) Present address of senior author: Institute of Clinical Microbiology; Faculty of Medicine; Universidad Austral de Chile; Valdivia Chile

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[1] 1. BILLINGHAM, J. D. Campylobacter enteritis in the Gambia. Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 75: 641-644. 1981.

[2] 2. BLASER, M. J.; GLASS, R. I.; HUQ, M. I.; STOLL, B.; KIBRIYA, G. M. & ALIM, A. R. M. A. Isolation of Campylobacter fetus ssp. jejuni from Bangladeshi children. J. Clin. Microbiol. 12: 744-747, 1980.

[3] 3. BLASER, M. J.; HARDESTY, H. L.; POWERS, B. & WANG, W. L. L. Survival of Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni in biological milieus. J. Clin. Microbiol. 11: 309-313, 1980.

[4] 4. BLASER, M. J. & RELLER, L. B. Campylobacter enteritis. New Engl. J. Med. 305: 1444-1452, 1981.

[5] 5. BOKKENHEUSER, V. D.; RICHARDSON, N. J.; BRYNER, J. H.; ROUX, D. J.; SCHUTTE, A. B.; KOORNHOF, H. J.; FREIMAN, I. & HARTMAN, H. Detection of enteric campylobacteriosis in children. J. Clin. Microbiol. 9: 227-232, 1979.

[6] 6. BUTZLER, J. P.; DEKEYSER, P.; DETRAIN, M. & DEHAEN, P. Related "vibrio" in stools. J. Pediatr. 82: 493-495, 1973.

[7] 7. BUTZLER, J. P. & SKIRROW, M. B. Campylobacter enteritis. Clin. Gastroenterol. 8: 737-765, 1979.

[8] 8. CADRANEL, S.; RODESH, P.; BUTZLER, J. P. & DEKEYSER, P. Enteritis due to "related Vibrios" in children. Am. J. Dis. Child. 126: 152-155, 1973.

[9] 9. KLIPSTEIN, F. A.; HOLDEMAN, L. V.; CORCINO, J. J. & MOORE, W. E. C. Enterotoxigenic intestinal bacteria in tropical sprue. Ann. Int. Med. 79: 632-641, 1973.

[10] 10. KLIPSTEIN, F. A.; SHORT, H. B.; ENGERT, R. F.; JEAN, L. & WEAVER, G. A. Contamination of the small intestine by enterotoxiginec coliform bacteria among the rural population of Haiti. Gastroenterology 70: 1035-1041, 1976.

[11] 11. LUECHTEFELD, N. W.; WANG, W. L. L.; BLASER, M. J. & RELLER, L. B. Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni: background and laboratory diagnosis. Lab. Med. 12: 481-487, 1981.

[12] 12. MADGE, D. S. Campylobacter enteritis in young mice. Digestion 20: 389-394, 1980.

[13] 13. RICCIARDI, I. D.; FERREIRA, M. C. S.; OTTO, S. S.; OLIVEIRA, N.; SABRA, A. & FONTES, C. F. Thermophilic Campylobacter associated diarrhoea in Rio de Janeiro. Rev. Bras. Pesquisas Méd. e Biol. 12: 189-191, 1979.

[14] 14. SKIRROW, M. B. Campylobacter enteritis: a "new" disease. Br. Med. J. 2: 9-11, 1977.

[15] 15. SMITH, J. P.; DURFEE, K. & MARYMONT Jr., J. H. Incidence of Campylobacter enteritis in the Midwestern United States. Am. J. Med. Technol 46: 81-84, 1980.