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Age and population group related distribution of enteropathogens in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Author(s) -
Baxter E.,
Rose P.D.,
Kirby R.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1994.tb00977.x
Subject(s) - cape , aeromonas , yersinia enterocolitica , population , shigella , campylobacter , urbanization , distribution (mathematics) , salmonella , hygiene , geography , campylobacter jejuni , biology , veterinary medicine , bacteria , environmental health , ecology , medicine , mathematical analysis , genetics , mathematics , archaeology , pathology
The frequency of Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Campylobacter spp., Yersinia enterocolitica, Aeromonas hydrophilia and Helminths in samples from various hospitals of the Eastern Cape, South Africa, were analysed for trends involving age distribution and population group. Significant differences in the distribution of these pathogens could be attributed to hygiene and environmental difference between the age and population groups which suggests that rapid urbanization and poor water supply remain major problems in the drought prone Eastern Cape.