Salmonella spp. y Shigella spp. asociados con síndrome diarreico agudo en niños menores de seis años de edad

• Main Authors: Albarado Luzmila, Guzmán Yoli, Guzmán Militza, Betancourt José
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2005
• Subjects: Diarrhea; Shigella; Salmonella; antimicrobial susceptibility; Diarrea; susceptibilidad antimicrobiana; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/701d738dd95e4ee791ee9038d5335d32

Abstract: In order to determine the presence the isolates of Salmonella spp. and Shigella spp. and associated with the clinical manifestations the acute diarrheic syndrome from children under six year of age, 96 stool samples were analyzed by carrying out coprocultures collected from patients under six years of age at the Servicio Autónomo Hospital Universitario “Antonio Patricio de Alcalá” in Cumaná, state of Sucre from July to October 2002. The analyses resulted in 50 positive cases (52.08%), 5 of which were 16% corresponded to Shigella spp. and 10% of Salmonella spp. The distribution of isolates was 50% for Shigella sonnei and 40% each for Salmonella agona and Salmonella enteritidis. For Shigella spp., the statistical analysis revealed a highly significant association (p<0.001) and a significant association (p<0.05) in patients with dysentery and in those experiencing straining at defecation, respectively. The results indicate that there is a very significant statistical association (p<0.01) between abdominal pain and Salmonella spp., and a significant association (p<0.05) with manifestation of straining at defecation and fever. Shigella spp showed 62.50% the resistance for ampicillin and 12.50% for chloramphenicol. Salmonella spp. showed 20.00% of resistance for ampicillin, ciprofloxacin and gentamicin. Resumen: Con el propósito de determinar la presencia de aislados de Salmonella spp. y Shigella spp. y su asociación con manifestaciones clínicas de síndrome diarreico agudo, en niños menores de seis años de edad, se analizaron mediante coprocultivos 96 muestras de heces, entre los meses de julio a octubre de 2002, procedentes de pacientes, asistidos en el Servicio Autónomo Hospital Universitario “Antonio Patricio de Alcalá”, Cumaná-estado Sucre. Se obtuvieron 50 casos positivos (52,08%); de los cuales 16,00% correspondieron a Shigella spp. aislándose Shigella sonnei en 50,00% mientras que Salmonella spp. se identificó en el 10,00% de los aislamientos. Salmonella agona y Salmonella enteritidis ...