Yeshwondm Mamuye
St.Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College,
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Research Article
Isolation and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Shigella and Salmonella
among Under 5 Children with Acute Diarrhoea: A Cross-Sectional Study at
Selected Public Health Facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Author(s): Yeshwondm Mamuye, Gesit Metaferia, Asaye Birhanu, Kassu Desta and Surafel Fantaw
Yeshwondm Mamuye, Gesit Metaferia, Asaye Birhanu, Kassu Desta and Surafel Fantaw
Background: Diarrhoeal illness remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children<5 years of age worldwide. In Ethiopia, about 230,000 deaths estimated to occur. Shigella and Salmonella are major causes of gastroenteritis in children and is associated with high resistance levels. Thus, the aims of this study was to isolate and determine susceptibility patterns of Shigella and Salmonella, isolated from under five children with diarrhoea attending at some selected health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Methods: A total of 253 children 115 males and 138 females with acute diarrhoea were enrolled. Stool samples were cultured and isolated Shigella and Salmonella species were run for antimicrobial susceptibility testing using disk diffusion method.
Results: A total of 190 entropathogens w.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2327-5073.1000186