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

Authors

  • JOSÉ MARÍA GUEVARA D Instituto de Medicina Tropical “Daniel A. Carrión”
  • CARLOS HUAMANÍ Hospital Docente Materno Infantil San Bartolomé
  • RITO ZERPA Instituto de Medicina Tropical “Daniel A. Carrión”; Instituto de Salud del Niño. 4Hospital Nacional Daniel A. Carrión
  • ESTHER VALENCIA Instituto de Medicina Tropical “Daniel A. Carrión”;
  • JOSÉ M-M GUEVARA G Instituto de Medicina Tropical “Daniel A. Carrión”
  • MARCIAL ANAYA Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v63i2.1492

Keywords:

Aeromonas, diarrhea, communicable diseases, infant mortality

Abstract

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 Blairs 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.

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2002-06-17

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Vol. 63 No. 2 (2002)

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GUEVARA D JM, HUAMANÍ C, ZERPA R, VALENCIA E, GUEVARA G JM-M, ANAYA M. Aeromonas IN CHILDREN LESS THAN 5 YEAR-OLD WITH ACUTE DIARRHEA. An Fac med [Internet]. 2002 Jun. 17 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];63(2):125-9. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/1492