Treatment of Campylobacter gastroenteritis.
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چکیده
Twin boys suffered from recurrent diarrhoea due to Campylobacter jejuni after entering a day nursery. Stool sampling of all 17 children at the nursery revealed C. jejuni in 12. Simultaneous treatment with antibiotics of all children with positive cultures successfully eradicated the infection.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 62 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1987