Analysis of intestinal flora and inflammatory cytokine levels in children with non-infectious diarrhea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-infectious diarrhea is a common symptom in infants and young children. We aimed to analyze the intestinal flora and serum inflammatory cytokine levels of children with non-infectious diarrhea.

Methods

Eighty-nine children with non-infectious diarrhea and 76 healthy children were enrolled from the First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University between February 2017 and June 2020. Fecal bacterial samples were collected in sterile containers. Following serial dilution, the bacterial samples were cultured in an aerobic medium to cultivate Escherichia coli (E. coli), Enterococci, Lactobacilli, and Bifidobacteria. The levels of inflammatory cytokines in the serum, including interleukin (IL)-2, IL-8, IL-10, and tumor necrosi

SUBMITTER: Li L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8193003 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature