Occurrence of Campylobacter jejuni in Shiraz, Southwest Iran

ABSTRACT

To investigate the occurrence of Campylobacter jejuni among other bacterial agents of acute diarrhea. Over a period of 3 months, 114 specimens of acute diarrhea were collected from patients aged 2-58 years referred to Nemazi Hospital, Shiraz, Iran. The samples were tested for bacterial pathogens causing acute diarrhea. Of the 114 samples, 40 proved to be positive for bacterial enteric pathogens C. jejuni 11 [9.6%], Salmonella spp.18 [15.8%] and Shigella spp. 11 [9.6%]. Maximum prevalence of C. jejuni was observed in patients aged 11-15 years. Significantly more females than males were infected with all diarrheal agents [p <0.05]. This study confirmed the presence of C. jejuni as a significant cause of gastroenteritis in Shiraz, Southwest Iran