Table 1. Isolation rates of Campylobacter from diarrhea specimens from <5-year-olds in selected developing countries.
WHO region and country | Isolation rate (%) | Reference |
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Africa | ||
Algeria | 17.7 | 14 |
Cameroon | 7.7 | 15 |
Ethiopia | 13.8 | 16 |
Nigeria | 16.5 | 17 |
Tanzania | 18.0 | 18 |
Zimbabwe | 9.3 | 19 |
Americas | ||
Brazil | 9.9 | 20 |
Guatemala | 12.1 | 21 |
Eastern Mediterranean | ||
Egypt | 9.0 | 12 |
Jordan | 5.5 | 22 |
Southeast Asia | ||
Bangladesh | 17.4 | 23 |
Thailand | 13.0 | 24 |
Western Pacific | ||
Laos | 12.1 | 25 |
WHO = World Health Organization.