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Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol
; (12): 25-8, 1991 Dec.
Article
in Russian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1838656
ABSTRACT
Specific epidemiological features of Campylobacter infection in children in Samarkand Province during the period of 1987-1990 are discussed. The specific proportion of this infection in the total structure of acute enteric infections was, on the average, 8.5%, and Campylobacter carriership among healthy children, 7.0%. Among children with Campylobacter infection, children aged up to 1 year constituted 71.5%. The results of the study of the biological properties of Campylobacter strains isolated from sick and healthy children and their difference from strains isolated in other regions are discussed.