Clinical Pediatrics: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2572-0775
ISSN: 2572-0775
Department of Microbial, Cellular and Molecular Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Research Article
Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strains and their Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles in Cases of Child Diarrhea at Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences, Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Author(s): Benyam Zenebe*, Tesfaye Sisay, Gurja Belay and Workeabeba Abebe
Background: The prevalence and antibiogram of pathogenic E. coli strains which cause diarrhea vary from region to
region, and even within countries in the same geographical area. In Ethiopia, diagnostic approaches to E. coli induced
diarrhea in children less than five years of age are not standardized. The aim of this study was to determine the
involvement of pathogenic E. coli strains in child diarrhea and determine the antibiograms of the isolates in children
less than 5 years of age with diarrhea at Addis Ababa university college of health sciences Tikur Anbessa specialized
hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Methods: A purposive study which included 98 diarrheic children less than five years of age was conducted at Addis
Ababa university college of health sciences, Tikur Anbessa specialized hospita.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2572-0775.24.9.271