Study on the presence of campylobacter jejuni in children from Medellín

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Published: 1985-12-15

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Restrepo , B. I. ., García, M. B., Mejía, G. I. ., & Trujillo S. , H. (1985). Study on the presence of campylobacter jejuni in children from Medellín. Medicina UPB, 4(2), 121-126. https://revistas.upb.edu.co/index.php/medicina/article/view/6170
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Blanca Inés Restrepo
College of Antioquia
María Beatriz García
College of Antioquia
Gloria Isabel Mejía
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Hugo Trujillo S.
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Abstract

In Medellin, 107 children with acute enteritis were studied. Their stool specimens were cultured on a selective media for Campylobacters, and then the colonies were classified. Two positive cases for Campylobacter fetus biotype jejuni were obtained. On the basis of these results, we can say that C. jejuni is present in Medellin, but its incidence seems to be low in contrast with information published from some industrialized countries.

Keywords:
Campylobacter jejuni, acute enteritis

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Blanca Inés Restrepo , College of Antioquia

Bacteriology students. Colegio Mayor de Antioquia.

María Beatriz García, College of Antioquia

Bacteriology students. Colegio Mayor de Antioquia.

Gloria Isabel Mejía, Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas

Bacteriologist. CIB.

Hugo Trujillo S. , Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas

Researcher at the CIB. Professor of Pediatrics UPB.

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