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Age‐dependent expression of abdominal symptoms in patients with Yersinia enterocolitica infection
Author(s) -
Ehara Akira,
Egawa Kiyoshi,
Kuroki Fumiko,
Okawa Osamu Itakura and Masahito
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1046/j.1442-200x.2000.01240.x
Subject(s) - medicine , yersinia enterocolitica , diarrhea , abdominal pain , irritability , feces , shigella , dysentery , gastroenterology , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , salmonella , bacteria , genetics , menopause , biology
Background : The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between the expression of abdominal symptoms and the age of patients with Yersinia enterocolitica infections.Methods: Twenty‐four patients with positive fecal cultures of Yersinia enterocolitica participated in the present study. The abdominal symptoms were taken from medical records. Statistical analysis was performed by Mann–Whitney U ‐test.Results: Patients with diarrhea were younger than those without diarrhea ( P =0.014). Older children had abdominal pain or irritability more frequently than younger children ( P =0.004).Conclusions: In Yersinia enterocolitica infections, younger children are predisposed to diarrhea and older children are predisposed to abdominal pain.