Campylobacter infection in a cohort of rural children in Moramanga, Madagascar.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Campylobacter infection is the most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in developing countries, including Madagascar. Reports of pathogenicity have not been consistent and repeated exposures over time seem to lead to the development of protective immunity in developing areas. We conducted this study to support evidence for these hypotheses by exploring the association between infection and age, the reoccurrence of infection and the pathogenicity of Campylobacter.

Methods

We carried out a community-based longitudinal study of children under the age of 24 months in two rural villages in Moramanga, Madagascar. Children were visited twice a week and a stool specimen was collected in cases of diarrhoea. Stools specimens were collected bimonthly from all children

SUBMITTER: Randremanana RV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4094412 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature