Shigella sonnei: is a change occurring in our middle?

Authors

  • José María Guevara G. Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Rosa Cipriani Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Dora Giraldo Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Elvira Mezarina Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Ivonne Sánchez Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Zoriada Villagómez Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Antonio Antezana Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Rosa Alagón Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Rosa Carranza Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v75i2.8390

Keywords:

Shigella, coproculture, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei

Abstract

Objectives: To determine Shigella serogroups as diarrhea etiological agents. Design: Descriptive, retrospective, analytical study. Settomg: Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru, and Hospital Nacional Daniel A. Carrion, Callao, Peru. Biologic material: Shigella sp. isolates in coprocultures. Interventions: Shigella sp. isolates in coprocultures of outpatient, hospitalized and emergency adult and pediatric patients attended during years 2010 and 2011were reviewed at the hospital WHONET 5.6 database. Shigella were distributed by serogroups. Main outcome measures: Absolute and relative frequency of Shigella sp. Results: Sisty-four Shigellas sp were isolated in 2010; 41 corresponded to flexneri serogroup (64.1%) and 20 to sonnei serogroup (31.3%). Ninety Shigellas sp. were isolated in 2011; 36 corresponded to flexneri serogroup (40%) and 50 to sonnei serogroup (55,6%). Differences were statistically significant. Conclusions: Shigella sonnei was the predominant serogroup at our hospital.

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Published

2014-06-16

Issue

Vol. 75 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Original Breve

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Copyright (c) 2014 José María Guevara G., Rosa Cipriani, Dora Giraldo, Elvira Mezarina, Ivonne Sánchez, Zoriada Villagómez, Antonio Antezana, Rosa Alagón, Rosa Carranza

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How to Cite

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Guevara G. JM, Cipriani R, Giraldo D, Mezarina E, Sánchez I, Villagómez Z, et al. Shigella sonnei: is a change occurring in our middle?. An Fac med [Internet]. 2014 Jun. 16 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];75(2):189-91. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/8390