Epidemiological features and risk factors of Salmonella gastroenteritis in children resident in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Non-typhoidal Salmonella are an important but poorly characterized cause of paediatric diarrhoea in developing countries. We conducted a hospital-based case-control study in children aged 2 children (cases 20·8%, controls 10·2%; OR 2·32, 95% CI 1·2–4·7). Our findings indicate that Salmonella are an...

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Published in:Epidemiology and infection 2013-08, Vol.141 (8), p.1604-1613
Main Authors: THOMPSON, C. N., PHAN, V. T. M., LE, T. P. T., PHAM, T. N. T., HOANG, L. P., HA, V., NGUYEN, V. M. H., PHAM, V. M., NGUYEN, T. V., CAO, T. T., TRAN, T. T. N., NGUYEN, T. T. H., DAO, M. T., CAMPBELL, J. I., NGUYEN, T. C., TANG, C. T., HA, M. T., FARRAR, J., BAKER, S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antimicrobials
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Case-Control Studies
Child development
Child, Preschool
Children
Developing Countries
Diarrhea
Diarrhea - epidemiology
Diarrhea - microbiology
Epidemiology
Feces - microbiology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gastroenteritis - epidemiology
Gastroenteritis - microbiology
Humans
Infant
Infections
Male
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Original Papers
Other Gastroenteritis
Predisposing factors
Prevalence
Probiotics
Risk Factors
Salmonella
Salmonella - isolation & purification
Salmonella infections
Salmonella Infections - epidemiology
Salmonella Infections - microbiology
Salmonella Infections - transmission
Surveys and Questionnaires
Urban Population
Vietnam - epidemiology
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Summary:Non-typhoidal Salmonella are an important but poorly characterized cause of paediatric diarrhoea in developing countries. We conducted a hospital-based case-control study in children aged 2 children (cases 20·8%, controls 10·2%; OR 2·32, 95% CI 1·2–4·7). Our findings indicate that Salmonella are an important cause of paediatric gastroenteritis in this setting and we suggest that transmission may occur through direct human contact in the home.
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268812002014