Objective: To determine the type and frequency of predominant enteropathogens in acute diarrhea and their associated characteristics in children treated at Hospital Regional Lambayeque (HRL) - Peru. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was carried out in 70 fecal samples between March and May 2015. These samples were studied by coproculture and immunochromatography for the detection of enteropathogenic bacteria and viruses, respectively, while enteroparasites were sought by direct microscopic examination, Kinyoun staining method and ELISA for the detection of coproantigens (Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium spp). Leukocyte count and chemical tests (Benedict, Thevenon and Sudan III) were also performed for the functional study of the diarrheal disease. Results: In 48.6% of the samples, the infectious etiology of diarrhea was detected, prevaili...

El objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar el tipo y frecuencia de enteropatógenos predominantes en diarreas agudas de pacientes menores de 10 años atendidos en el Hospital Regional Lambayeque durante Marzo a Mayo del 2015. Se evaluaron 70 muestras de heces diarreicas mediante coprocultivo e inmunocromatogratra para la detección de bacterias y virus enteropatógenos respectivamente; los parásitos intestinales se buscaron mediante examen microscópico directo, tinción de Kinyoun y ELISA para coproantígenos; así mismo se realizaron pruebas de Bénedict y sudan III para el estudio funcional de la enfermedad diarreica.