Differential Yield of Pathogens from Stool Testing of Nosocomial versus Community-Acquired Paediatric Diarrhea

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dc.contributor.authorDeorari, Savita
dc.contributor.authorMcConnell, Athena
dc.contributor.authorTan, Kah-Kee
dc.contributor.authorJadavji, Nadeem
dc.contributor.authorMa, Doreen
dc.contributor.authorChurch, Deirdre
dc.contributor.authorKatzko, Gary
dc.contributor.authorGall, D Grant
dc.contributor.authorJadavji, Taj
dc.contributor.authorDavies, H Dele
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-27T12:27:21Z
dc.date.available2018-09-27T12:27:21Z
dc.date.issued1999-01-01
dc.date.updated2018-09-27T12:27:20Z
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVES: To evaluate the role of routine stool examination for all pathogens in paediatric nosocomial diarrhea (NAD) and community-acquired diarrhea (CAD) over a two-year period at Alberta Children’s Hospital and current practices in other Canadian hospitals. A secondary objective was to characterize features that may predict NAD or CAD etiology.STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study and telephone survey.SETTING: Alberta Children’s Hospital (retrospective review) and Canadian tertiary care paediatric centres (telephone survey).METHODS: The health and microbiological records of all children with an admission or discharge diagnosis of diarrhea were reviewed using a standardized data collection form. In addition, a telephone survey of laboratories serving all paediatric hospitals in Canada was conducted using a standard questionnaire to obtain information about practices for screening for pathogens related to NAD.RESULTS: Four hundred and thirty-four CAD episodes and 89 NAD episodes were identified. Overall, rotavirus and Clostridium difficile were the most commonly identified pathogens. Bacterial culture was positive in 10.6% CAD episodes tested, with Escherichia coli O157:H7 identified as the most common non-C difficile organism. In NAD, no bacteria were identified other than C difficile (toxin). Screening for ova and parasites had negligible yield. Viruses were more frequent in the winter months, while bacterial pathogens were more common in the summer and fall months. Over 50% of Canadian paediatric hospitals still routinely process NAD specimens similarly to CAD specimens.CONCLUSIONS: There is a need for the re-evaluation of routine ova and parasite screening, and bacterial culture in nonoutbreak episodes of NAD in children.
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dc.identifier.citationSavita Deorari, Athena McConnell, Kah-Kee Tan, et al., “Differential Yield of Pathogens from Stool Testing of Nosocomial versus Community-Acquired Paediatric Diarrhea,” Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 421-428, 1999. doi:10.1155/1999/716047
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1155/1999/716047
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/108627
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dc.rights.holderCopyright © 1999 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.titleDifferential Yield of Pathogens from Stool Testing of Nosocomial versus Community-Acquired Paediatric Diarrhea
dc.typeJournal Article
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