Campylobacter Enteritis among Children in Iran

Campylobacter enteritis is a common form of acute gastroenteritis. among children, especially in developing countries, campylobacter infections can cause sever life-threatening diarrheal disease. the incidence of campylobacter infection among children is age related with a higher incidence among younger children in the developing world whereas in industrialized countries the incidence is highest in older children. in a study of american children, campylobacter was isolated in 4.8% of diarrheal stools in aged 1-4 years. in 1985 the prevalence of campylobacter diarrheal was 4.4%, whereas in current report 6% of stool samples from children aged<5 years with diarrhea grew campylobacter jejuni. there were no significant differences between age groups of patients. all thirteen isolated strains of campylobacter were resistance to bactrim, colistin and polymyxin b and were sensitive to neomycin, erythromycin, gentamicin and nalidixic acid. the incidence of human cam-pylobacteriosis is increasing worldwide. thus, public health awareness about the problem is necessary, with a view towards setting up national surveillance programs.