Different Age Distribution between Campylobacteriosis and Nontyphoidal Salmonellosis in Hospitalized Korean Children with Acute Inflammatory Diarrhea.
10.3346/jkms.2017.32.7.1202
- Author:
Jung Ok SHIM
1
;
Ju Young CHANG
;
Ahlee KIM
;
Sue SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Children;
Campylobacter;
Nontyphoidal Salmonella;
Age
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Age Distribution*;
Campylobacter;
Child*;
Child, Hospitalized;
Colic;
Diarrhea*;
Enterocolitis;
Humans;
Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Prevalence;
Salmonella;
Salmonella Infections*
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2017;32(7):1202-1206
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We investigated recent epidemiologic trends regarding campylobacteriosis vs. nontyphoidal salmonellosis (NTS), a previously known leading cause of bacterial enterocolitis in Korean children. Among 363 hospitalized children with acute inflammatory diarrhea, Campylobacter (18.7%) was the most frequently detected pathogen using multiplex polymerase chain reaction tests followed by Salmonella (15.4%). Children with campylobacteriosis were older than children with NTS (112.6 months [interquartile range (IQR) 66.0–160.1] vs. 53 months [IQR 31.0–124.0], P < 0.001) and had higher prevalences of abdominal cramping and stool hemoglobin. Campylobacteriosis may be suspected as a primary cause of acute inflammatory diarrhea in hospitalized school-aged Korean children and adolescents.
