Aetiology of bacterial diarrhoea in north Indian children with special reference to Campylobacter jejuni.

A total of 184 cases of acute diarrhoea, in patients aged 1-36 months, were studied clinicobacteriologically. Enteropathogens were isolated in 22.28% cases. Campylobacter jejuni was isolated from 2.17% cases only. Salmonellae were isolated from 7.6% cases and 64.28% of them were S typhimurium. More than 75% of all isolates of salmonellae, shigellae, Esch coli and Campylobacter jejuni were sensitive to gentamicin and cephaloridine. Secondary lactose intolerance was noted in 6.52% cases only.