Aetiology of bloody diarrhoea in infancy and preschool children

ABSTRACT

This study of bloody diarrhea was performed to elucidate the relative frequency of etiological pathogenes, the clinical and epidemiological profile of these cases. Stool samples were collected from all infants and preschool children up to 5-year old attending DDRRC suffering from bloody diarrhea without antibiotic therapy. All samples were subjected to laboratory tests. It was found that the number of cases positive for shigella or salmonella in bloody or watering diarrhea was low. Campylobacter positive cases were relatively high in bloody and watering diarrhea