Introducción: La fascioliasis es una enfermedad causada por el parásito Fasciola hepática, según su cuadro clínico puede clasificarse en dos fases: aguda y crónica, actualmente el diagnóstico se realiza durante la fase crónica, sin embargo, la detección temprana permitiría brindar un tratamiento eficaz y oportuno. Objetivo: Este estudio se realiza con el objetivo de evaluar la validez diagnóstica de las pruebas serológicas para el diagnóstico oportuno de fascioliasis hepática. Materiales y métodos: se realizó una búsqueda sistemática de la literatura en Embase, MedLine, Cochrane Library y LILACS. La selección de estudios se realizó mediante pares de revisores, se seleccionaron estudios de pruebas diagnósticas utilizando: ELISA, ELISA indirecto, ELISA rápido, Fas2 ELISA, Arco2 comparada con técnicas de sedimentación para el diagnóstico de fascioliasis hepática en...

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Introduction: Microorganisms of the genre Arcobacter considered emerging zoonotic pathogens are morphologically similar to Campylobacter. Reports of Arcobacteras as etiologic agent of diarrhea in humans in Latin America are scarce. In Peru its isolation in feces of humans or animals has not been reported. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of Arcobacter in feces of children and adults with/without diarrhea and in animals: birds, cattle, pigs, fish and seafood. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Institute of Tropical Medicine Daniel A. Carrion, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; National Institute of Child Health; Maternal and Child San Bartolome Institute; and Arzobispo Loayza Hospital. Biologic material: Bacterial isolates from stool samples of humans and animals. Interventions: Active search of Arcobacter sp. in human and animal feces, from July to October 2011. Main o...

Objective: To determine the presence of Candida albicans in throat and nasal secretion in high school students. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Institute of Tropical Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru. Participants: High school students from San Juan Macias School in Santa Anita, Lima, Peru. Interventions: Nasal and throat samples were collected from 102 14-17 year-old students. Samples were grown on sabouraud agar and Candida CHROMOagar and identified by chlamydospores study and metabolic tests. Main outcome measures: Identification of C. albicans yeast. Results: Candida yeast was isolated from 11 students (10.8%). A significant percentage of yeast (36.4%) developed moderate resistance to fluconazole. Conclusions: Continuous surveillance of medically important yeasts in nasopharyngeal carriers is suggested in order to be prepared for eventual infectio...