Non-epidemic vibrios and Vibrio Cholerae O1 associated WITH acute diarrhea from cases given during "El Niño" Southern Oscillation (ENSO) 1998. Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo

Authors

  • Jimmy Ibarra Trujillo Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y matemáticas Universidad Nacional Federico Villareal Lima, Perú
  • Alvaro Delgado Departamento de Medicina Humana Facultad de Medicina Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos Lima, Perú
  • Débora Alvarado Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v60i4.4382

Keywords:

Vibrio cholerae, Diarrhea, Vibrio infections, Vibrio, Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Isolation and identification of Vibrio cholerae O1 and non-epidemic Vibrio species associated with acute diarrhea (AD) during the 1998 "El Niño" Southern Oscillation (ENSO). MATERIAL AND METHODS: During 1998 summer months, 70 stool samples from AD patients admitted in Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo emergency room of Lima were cultured; TCBS Agar isolates were studied. Biochemical and serological tests were performed for identification of Vibrio cholerae O1. Non-epidemic vibrios and others pathogenic vibrios identification was performed according to Bergey’s Bacterial Systematic Manual (1994). RESULTS: Most cases were associated to Vibrio cholerae O1 as unique etiologic agent (64,3%) or related to the others Vibrio species (4,2%). Two cases involving Vibrio vulnificus (2,9%) and 3 with V. parahaemolyticus (4,3%) as etiologic agents of AD, are described. CONCLUSIONS: Vibrio cholerae O1 association with others non-epidemic vibrios lets us assume a direct relationship between evaluated diarrheic infections and ENSO.

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Published

1999-12-31

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Vol. 60 No. 4 (1999)

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Copyright (c) 1999 Jimmy Ibarra Trujillo, Alvaro Delgado, Débora Alvarado

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Ibarra Trujillo J, Delgado A, Alvarado D. Non-epidemic vibrios and Vibrio Cholerae O1 associated WITH acute diarrhea from cases given during "El Niño" Southern Oscillation (ENSO) 1998. Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo. An Fac med [Internet]. 1999 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];60(4):251-6. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/4382