Campylobacter Enteritis in Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorAbrahams, C.A.
dc.contributor.authorAgbodaze, D.
dc.contributor.authorArai, S.
dc.contributor.authorAwumbila, B.
dc.contributor.authorTetteh, J.
dc.contributor.authorOfori-Anyinam, O.
dc.contributor.authorFonnadi, H.
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-07T12:24:32Z
dc.date.available2019-11-07T12:24:32Z
dc.date.issued1989-03
dc.descriptionJournal Article on Campylobacter Enteritisen_US
dc.description.abstractAn investigation was carried out over a period of one year on the isolation of Campylobacter jejuni from children with and without diarrhoea in an urban and a rural area in Ghana. From a total of 836 stool specimens examined aver this period, the isolation rate of c. Jejuni was 6.6% (30/455) and 12.8% (36/281) from the urban and rural areas respectively. The incidence for the control group was 4% (4/100). C. Jejuni was found to be rather prevalent in children aged between 7-12 months. There appe~1 to be no relationship between the rain-fall pattern and the incidence of C. Jejuni Infection during the period of this study.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipJapan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) and Ghana Government.
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ghanamedj.org/archives/GMJ%201989%20Vol%2023%20No%201/Campylobacter%20enteritis%20in%20Ghana.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/33397
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGhana Medical Journalen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries23;1
dc.subjectCampylobacter Enteritisen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectCampylobacter jejunien_US
dc.titleCampylobacter Enteritis in Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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