Indagine clinico epidemiologica sulle enteriti infettive a Palermo II- Campylobacter: primi isolamenti in Sicilia occidentale

Indagine clinico epidemiologica sulle enteriti infettive a Palermo II- Camphylobacter: primi isolamenti in Sicilia occidentale

Il ruolo di Campylobacter spp quale agente di enterite in Sicilia Occidentale. Considerazioni su 35 casi

Introduction: Campylobacter spp is the main cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in the developed countries, resulting mainly from the contamination of poultry and animal products. Pathogenesis remains unclear. Various clinical features ranging from watery diarrhoea in apyrexia to dysentery in hyperpyrexia may be the result of differences between strains in the expression of different pathogenetic factors. There are many difficulties in isolating the bacteria in question. Methods: We processed 540 faecal specimens of children with gastroenteritis. We detected enteropathogen bacteria including Campylobacter spp as well as Rotavirus, Adenovirus and protozoans. For the isolation of Campylobacter…