Aeromonas IN CHILDREN LESS THAN 5 YEAR-OLD WITH ACUTE DIARRHEA

• Autores: GUEVARA D, JOSÉ MARÍA, HUAMANÍ, CARLOS, ZERPA, RITO, VALENCIA, ESTHER, GUEVARA G, JOSÉ M-M, ANAYA, MARCIAL
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2002
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/1492
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/1492
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Aeromonas; diarrea; enfermedades transmisibles; mortalidad infantil; diarrhea; communicable diseases; infant mortality

OBJECTIVE: To determine Aeromonas importance as diarrhea agent in children less than 5 year- old and compare its frequency with other enteropathogens. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between 1998 and 1999 285 fecal samples were taken from children with acute diarrhea in 5 hospitals, which were then sent to “Daniel A. Carrión” Institute of Tropical Medicine in Cary Blair’s transportation medium for processing by Aerokey II method. RESULTS: Aeromonas was the most frequent bacteria isolated among enteropathogens, mainly in children less than 2-year old and in summer, and Aeromonas caviae was the most frequent species. Aeromonas was mainly isolated in agar TCBS, employing O/129 disks to differentiate it from Vibrio cholerae. All Aeromonas were sensitive in vitro to furazolidone and neomycin. CONCLUSIONS: Aeromonas was the main etiological agent of aquous acute diarrhea in children less than 5 year-old.