Screening for Escherichia albertii in children with gastroenteritis in Pediatric Hospital at Assiut University
Ghandour, A., Fathy, R., Bakry, R., Sror, S., Sabet, M., Abdelrahman, E., Abdel-Rahim, M. (2021). Screening for Escherichia albertii in children with gastroenteritis in Pediatric Hospital at Assiut University. EKB Journal Management System, 30(4), 149-155. doi: 10.21608/ejmm.2021.201434
Aliaa M.A. Ghandour; Rawhia Fathy; Rania M. Bakry; Shaban M. Sror; Marwa A. Sabet; Eman M. Abdelrahman; Mona H. Abdel-Rahim. "Screening for Escherichia albertii in children with gastroenteritis in Pediatric Hospital at Assiut University". EKB Journal Management System, 30, 4, 2021, 149-155. doi: 10.21608/ejmm.2021.201434
Ghandour, A., Fathy, R., Bakry, R., Sror, S., Sabet, M., Abdelrahman, E., Abdel-Rahim, M. (2021). 'Screening for Escherichia albertii in children with gastroenteritis in Pediatric Hospital at Assiut University', EKB Journal Management System, 30(4), pp. 149-155. doi: 10.21608/ejmm.2021.201434
Ghandour, A., Fathy, R., Bakry, R., Sror, S., Sabet, M., Abdelrahman, E., Abdel-Rahim, M. Screening for Escherichia albertii in children with gastroenteritis in Pediatric Hospital at Assiut University. EKB Journal Management System, 2021; 30(4): 149-155. doi: 10.21608/ejmm.2021.201434

Screening for Escherichia albertii in children with gastroenteritis in Pediatric Hospital at Assiut University

Egyptian Journal of Medical Microbiology
Article 18, Volume 30, Issue 4, October 2021, Page 149-155  XML PDF (419.06 K)
Document Type: New and original researches in the field of Microbiology.
DOI: 10.21608/ejmm.2021.201434
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Authors
Aliaa M.A. Ghandour email 1; Rawhia Fathy1; Rania M. Bakry2; Shaban M. Sror3; Marwa A. Sabet4; Eman M. Abdelrahman5; Mona H. Abdel-Rahim1
1Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
2Department of Oncological Clinical Pathology, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
3Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
4Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sphinx University, New-Assiut, Egypt
5Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Escherichia albertii (E. albertii) was isolated from feces of the people suffering from gastroenteritis. It is problematic to differentiate between it and other species of Enterobacteriaceae.Objective: The work aimed to determine the prevalence of E. albertii in stool samples from the children with gastroenteritis and its relation to some clinical and demographic factors.Methodology: In this study, 296 fecal samples were cultivated on MacConkey, xylose lysine deoxycholate and Hektoen enteric agar plates. Vitek®2 was used to analyze the isolates. By PCR lysP, mdh and eae genes were detected for E. albertii. Results: Out of 296 samples, 35 isolates (11.8%) were identified asE. albertii.Younger children were more vulnerable. The gender was not a risk factor.Diarrhea was watery in all cases. Vomiting, abdominal pain and fever were not presented in all cases. Conclusion:  E. albertii can cause gastroenteritis. The use of PCR for precise diagnosis can be beneficial.
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