Magnitude, risk factors and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Shigella and Salmonella, among children with diarrhea in Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study was aimed at identifying Shigella and Salmonella infection, their antibiotic susceptibility pattern and associated risk factors among children with diarrhea who attended Alamura Health Center.

Method

A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 263 children aged below 14 years with diarrhea. A structured questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic and clinical data after obtaining the necessary consent from their parents or caretakers. The culture and sensitivity tests were performed using the standard operating procedure of the microbiology laboratory.

Results

Accordingly, 20/263 (7.6%), 95% confidence interval: 4.4%-11.4% Shigella and 1/263 (0.38%), 95% confidence interval: 0.0%-1.1% Salmonella were

SUBMITTER: Hayamo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8053760 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature