Differential Yield of Pathogens from Stool Testing of Nosocomial versus Community-Acquired Paediatric Diarrhea

Savita Deorari; Athena McConnell; Kah-Kee Tan; Nadeem Jadavji; Doreen Ma; Deirdre Church; Gary Katzko; D Grant Gall; Taj Jadavji; H Dele Davies

doi:10.1155/1999/716047

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Jan 1999)

Differential Yield of Pathogens from Stool Testing of Nosocomial versus Community-Acquired Paediatric Diarrhea

Savita Deorari,
Athena McConnell,
Kah-Kee Tan,
Nadeem Jadavji,
Doreen Ma,
Deirdre Church,
Gary Katzko,
D Grant Gall,
Taj Jadavji,
H Dele Davies

Affiliations

Savita Deorari: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Athena McConnell: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Kah-Kee Tan: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Nadeem Jadavji: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Doreen Ma: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Deirdre Church: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Gary Katzko: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
D Grant Gall: Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Taj Jadavji: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
H Dele Davies: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/1999/716047
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 6
pp. 421 – 428

Abstract

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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the role of routine stool examination for all pathogens in paediatric nosocomial diarrhea (NAD) and community-acquired diarrhea (CAD) over a two-year period at Alberta Children’s Hospital and current practices in other Canadian hospitals. A secondary objective was to characterize features that may predict NAD or CAD etiology.

Published in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1180-2332 (Print)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/9575

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