Acute diarrhoeal diseases: Laboratory results, 2003
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Months |
Bacteria |
Viruses |
|
No. of specimens* |
No. positive |
No. of specimens* |
No. positive |
|
Vibrio parahaemolyticus |
Salmonella spp. |
Campylobacter spp. |
Others |
Total |
Norovirus |
Rotavirus |
Others |
Total |
|
Jan - Mar |
104 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
16 |
114 |
23 |
6 |
0 |
29 |
|
Apr - Jun |
104 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
13 |
22 |
108 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Jul - Sep |
62 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
78 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Oct - Dec |
41 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
58 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
Total |
311 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
34 |
60 |
358 |
35 |
8 |
0 |
43 |
Note :
* Specimens for testing were collected from 64 General Out-patient Clinics and some 20 general practitioners.
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