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Year : 2005 | Volume
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Survey of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli 0157:h7 from diarrhoeal patients in Jos, Nigeria
J Ngbede1, EB Agbo2, IA Jideani2
1 Bacteriology Division, P.O. Box 174, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Jos, Nigeria 2 Biological Science Programme, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria
Date of Web Publication | 23-Dec-2014 |
Correspondence Address: J Ngbede Bacteriology Division, P.O. Box 174, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Jos Nigeria
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
Background and Aim: Growing concern on the emergence of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli 0157:H7 in the developed countries haue focused our attention on the prevalence of this disease infection in Jos area. · Methodology: From February 2002 to March 2003, 525 faecal specimens from adult and children of both sexes with diarrhoea (425) and without diarrhoea (100) were investigated for the presence of E. coli 0157:H7 enteropathogens. Result: From diarrhoeal patients, 3.5% were infected with enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli 0157:H7. No enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli 0157:H7 was isolated from control (non - diarrhoeal) patients. From children between the ages 0-5 yrs, 4.0% were infected with E. coli 0157:H7 , while in adults between the ages of 51-60yrs 5.3%. were infected with E. coli 0157:H7. Results from specimens of bloody diarrhoea revealed 11 out of 121 (9.1%) were infected with E. coli 0157.ri7 while E. coli 0157:H7 was detected in only 4 specimens out of 304 (1.3%) of non bloody diarrhoea. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that enterohaemorrhagic E. coli 0157:H7 is one of the bacteria enteropathogens that causes in Jos, Nigeria. Keywords: Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli 0157:H7, Diarrhoea, Jos.
How to cite this article: Ngbede J, Agbo E B, Jideani I A. Survey of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli 0157:h7 from diarrhoeal patients in Jos, Nigeria. Sahel Med J 2005;8:37-9 |
How to cite this URL: Ngbede J, Agbo E B, Jideani I A. Survey of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli 0157:h7 from diarrhoeal patients in Jos, Nigeria. Sahel Med J [serial online] 2005 [cited 2024 Mar 28];8:37-9. Available from: https://www.smjonline.org/text.asp?2005/8/2/37/147601 |
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