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KMID : 0191120170320071202
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Journal of Korean Medical Science
2017 Volume.32 No. 7 p.1202 ~ p.1206
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Different Age Distribution between Campylobacteriosis and Nontyphoidal Salmonellosis in Hospitalized Korean Children with Acute Inflammatory Diarrhea
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Shim Jung-Ok
Chang Ju-Young
Kim Ah-Lee
Shin Sue
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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Children, Campylobacter, Nontyphoidal Salmonella, Age
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