Diarrhea associated with rotaviruses, enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Campylobacter, and other agents in costa rican children, 1976-1981
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Mata Jiménez, Leonardo
Mohs Villalta, Edgar
Simhon Edgar, Alberto
Padilla, Roberto
Lizano, Cecilia
Gamboa Coronado, María del Mar
Vargas, Guillermo
Hernández Chavarría, Francisco
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Rotaviruses, enterotoxigenic Escherichia coil, Salmonella, Shigella, and parasites
were investigated in outpatient diarrheic children, and in hospitalized diarrheic and nondiarrheic
children, between January 1976 and June 1979. In outpatient cases studied within
4 days of onset of symptoms, rotaviruses were the most common agents (45.3%); E. coil heatstable
enterotoxin ranked second (13.4%); Shigella was third (8.1%); Salmonella was fourth
(7.3%). In 63.2%, one or more enteric agents were detected. In hospitalized non-diarrheic
children, asymptomatic shedding of pathogens was rarely observed. A later survey of outpatient
diarrheic children revealed Campylobacter fetus jejuni in 8%. In 5.5 years of
observation rotaviruses were endemic with excess frequency in the dry and cooler months of
December and January. The excess occurrence of bacterial pathogens did not coincide with
that of rotaviruses.
artículo -- Universidad de Costa Rica. Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud, 1983
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- Microbiología [1170]