Epidemiological study of infectious diarrhea in Sharkia governorate

ABSTRACT

In the present study it was found that, E.coli was the most prevalent causative pathogen [42%] followed by shigella [12%]. The educational and occupational state of the parents were factors affecting the incidince of infantile diarrhea. The infantile diarrheal cases with non educated mothers, were [86%] and [68%] fathers, while [62%] of infantile diarrheal cases were observed in infants with farmers fathers occupation. Infectious agents isolated from animals were E.coli [51%] and C. jejuni [10%]. Infectious pathogens isolated from birds were E.coli [50%], salmonella [25%] and campylobacter [18%]