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## Background In Kenya, diarrhoeal disease is the third leading cause of child mortality after malaria and pneumonia, accounting for nearly 100 deaths daily. We conducted a cross-sectional study in Mukuru informal settlements to determine the bacteria associated with diarrhea and their ASTs to provide data essential for implementing appropriate intervention measures. ## Methods Diarrheagenic children (≤ 5 years) were purposively recruited from outpatient clinics of Municipal City Council, Mukuru kwa Reuben, Medical Missionaries of Mary, and Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital, Nairobi. A total of 219 stool samples were collected between May 2021 and August 2021. Stool culture was done on MacConkey and __Salmonella Shigella__ agar, while the recovered bacteria were identified using VITEK®2GNID and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) used for __E. coli__ pathotyping. Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing was done using VITEK®2AST-GN83. ## Results At least one bacterial organism was recovered from each of the 213 (97%) participants, with 115 (56%) participants having only one bacterial type isolated, 90 (43%) with two types of bacteria, and 2 (1%) with three types of bacteria recovered. The most predom

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Author

Susan Kiiru; John Maina; John Njeru Mwaniki; Edinah Songoro; Samuel Kariuki

Publisher

BioMed Central

Published

2024

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)