Prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and associated factors in under-five children in Eastern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157:H7) is one of the most potent zoonotic pathogens that causes mild diarrhea and leads to hemolytic uremic syndrome or death. This study was aimed to assess the prevalence and determinants of E. coli O157:H7 related to diarrhea among under-five children with acute diarrhea.

Methods

A cross-sectional study design was carried out in 2018 on 378 under-five-year children recruited randomly from hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia. Stool specimens were collected and processed using enrichment, differential and selective medium. Among isolates, E. coli O157:H7 was confirmed using latex test (Oxoid, Basingstoke, Hants, England). Factors associated with E. coli O157:H7 infection were identified using binary and multivariable logistic regress

SUBMITTER: Getaneh DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7842931 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature