[Characteristics of bacteria of the genus Citrobacter, isolated from healthy children and children with different acute gastrointestinal diseases].

The authors examined 250 children suffering from various acute gastrointestinal diseases, and 100 healthy children. Positive cultures of bacteria belonging to the Citrobacter genus were obtained in 38% of the patients and in 20% of the healthy persons. There were revealed no cultural or biochemical differences between the strains isolated from the sick and healthy individuals.