Etiology of acute diarrheal disease (add) in young children from 2010 to 2012, Croatia

摘要

Summary: Acute infectious gastroenteritis is one of the most common disease in children worldwide, as well as in Croatia. The aim of the study was to demonstrate the frequency of the bacterial and viral pathogens in children under three years of age suffering of acute diarrheal disease (ADD), in the period from 2010 to 2012. Pathogenic agents were identified in 1178 (35.64%) of 3305 stool samples examined. There were 421 primoisolates of viral pathogens, mostly Rotaviruses. Among the 320 bacterial primoisolates, Campylobacter spp. was the most numerous infectious agent, followed by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp.During the study period it was observed seasonal distribution of certain pathogens, co-infection with multiple pathogens and higher prevalence of pathogens in boys.