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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1993 39(6):338-341; doi:10.1093/tropej/39.6.338
© 1993 by Oxford University Press
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Acute Diarrhoea and Campylobacter in Peruvian Children: a Clinical and Epidemiologic Approach

H. Murga, L. Huicho and G. Guevara

Instituto Nacional de Salud Del Niño Lima, Perú

Correspondence: Luis Huicho MD, Depto. de Ciencias Fisiológicas, Laboratorio de Biofisica. Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Apartado 5045, Lima 100, PERU

A study performed on Peruvian children <10 years of age and their controls showed that Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of diarrhoea. Infants 1 year old or younger were the most affected. The disease was usually moderately severe, although >50 per cent of patients required i.v. fluid therapy. Campylobacter was also more frequent in malnourished patients, who come from socio-economically deprived groups, with overcrowding, poor sanitation, and frequent contact with domestic birds and animals. The seasonal behaviour suggests that diarrhoea caused by Campylobacter is endemic in this area.


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