Abstract:
Enterobacteria are diverse group of gram-negative rods shaped bacteria that live in
intestinal tract of humans and animals and cause gastrointestinal infections. There are
about 1.5 billion diarrhea cases and 4 billion deaths in children caused by enteric
bacteria pathogens in which Sub-Saharan Africa is leading region in the world for
diarrhea deaths. The objective of this study was to assess the distribution of enteric
bacteria, and associated risk factors among pediatric’s patients. A cross-sectional study
was conducted from March to June, 2020. The structured questionnaires were
constructed to collect the data like socio- demographic, clinical variables in patients and
other risk factors. A range of culture media such as MacConkey agar, Selenite -F-broth,
xylose lysine deoxycholate agar were prepared to culture the suspected enteric bacteria.
The Data were analyzed with SPSS version 20. In the result outcome, Out of 30 samples
collected from patient’s children the study found 17(56.7%) klebsiella pneumonia and
13(43.3%) Escherichia coli as common enteric bacteria pathogen among children. The
identification of these pathogens follows Conventional methods, mainly by culturing of
the suspected stool sample using microbiological media, biochemical identification of
bacterial. The associated risk factors that were identified are age group 12(40%) and
malnourish children 17(56.7%). The Escherichia coli and klebsiella pneumonia were
found to be major cause of infections among children. The cause of Escherichia coli and
Klebsiella pneumonia associated with Age of child, socio-economic status,
undernourished children and lack of hygiene of the food. The Gondar health promoter
should work hard to increase the awareness of local people by providing educational
awareness about the ways they should fight against the common children’s diseases.
Other researchers should plan appropriate intention to conduct other studies on
comparable issue with large sample size and are needed to conduct on molecular
characterization of these enteric bacteria
