Enteropathogens Associated with Acute Diarrhea in Children from Households with High Socioeconomic Level in Uruguay
Infectious diarrhea, a common disease of children, deserves permanent monitoring in all social groups. To know the etiology and clinical manifestations of acute diarrhea in children up to 5 years of age from high socioeconomic level households, we conducted adescriptive, microbiological, and clinica...
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| author | Varela, Gustavo |
| author2 | Batthyány, Lara Bianco, María Noel Pérez, Walter Pardo, Lorena Algorta, Gabriela Robino, Luciana Suárez, Ramón Navarro, Armando Pírez, María Catalina Schelotto, Felipe |
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| author_browse | Algorta, Gabriela Batthyány, Lara Bianco, María Noel Navarro, Armando Pardo, Lorena Pérez, Walter Pírez, María Catalina Robino, Luciana Schelotto, Felipe Suárez, Ramón Varela, Gustavo |
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| dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv | Varela Gustavo, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Higiene. Unidad Académica Bacteriología y Virología Batthyány Lara, Hospital Británico (Uruguay). Departamento de Pediatría Bianco María Noel, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Higiene. Unidad Académica Bacteriología y Virología Pérez Walter, Hospital Británico (Uruguay). Departamento de Pediatría Pardo Lorena, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Higiene. Unidad Académica Bacteriología y Virología Algorta Gabriela, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Higiene. Unidad Académica Bacteriología y Virología Robino Luciana, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Higiene. Unidad Académica Bacteriología y Virología Suárez Ramón, Hospital Británico (Uruguay). Departamento de Laboratorio Clínico Navarro Armando, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (México). Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Salud Pública Pírez María Catalina, Hospital Británico (Uruguay). Departamento de Pediatría Schelotto Felipe, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Higiene. Unidad Académica Bacteriología y Virología |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Varela, Gustavo Batthyány, Lara Bianco, María Noel Pérez, Walter Pardo, Lorena Algorta, Gabriela Robino, Luciana Suárez, Ramón Navarro, Armando Pírez, María Catalina Schelotto, Felipe |
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| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | VARELA, G., BATTHYÁNY, L., BIANCO, MN., y otros. Enteropathogens Associated with Acute Diarrhea in Children from Households with High Socioeconomic Level in Uruguay. Int J Microbiol [en línea] 2015. DOI: 10.1155/2015/592953 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/52567 10.1155/2015/592953 |
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| dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv | Int J Microbiol. 2015 |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | DIARRHEA CHILDREN |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Enteropathogens Associated with Acute Diarrhea in Children from Households with High Socioeconomic Level in Uruguay |
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| description | Infectious diarrhea, a common disease of children, deserves permanent monitoring in all social groups. To know the etiology and clinical manifestations of acute diarrhea in children up to 5 years of age from high socioeconomic level households, we conducted adescriptive, microbiological, and clinical study. Stools from 59 children with acute community-acquired diarrhea were examined, and their parents were interviewed concerning symptoms and signs. Rotavirus, adenovirus, and norovirus were detected by commercially available qualitative immunochromatographic lateral flow rapid tests. Salmonella, Campylobacter, Yersinia, and Shigella were investigated by standard bacteriological methods and diarrheagenic E. coli by PCR assays. We identified a potential enteric pathogen in 30 children. The most frequent causes of diarrhea were enteropathogenic E. coli(EPEC), viruses, Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). Only 2 patients showed mixed infections. Our data suggest that children with viral or Campylobacter diarrhea were taken to the hospital earlier than those infected with EPEC. One child infected with STEC O26 developed "complete” HUS. The microbiological results highlight the importance of zoonotic bacteria such as atypical EPEC, Campylobacter, STEC, and Salmonella as pathogens associated with acute diarrhea in these children. The findings also reinforce our previous communications about the regional importance of non-O157 STEC strains in severe infant food-borne diseases. |
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| spelling | Enteropathogens Associated with Acute Diarrhea in Children from Households with High Socioeconomic Level in UruguayVarela, GustavoBatthyány, LaraBianco, María NoelPérez, WalterPardo, LorenaAlgorta, GabrielaRobino, LucianaSuárez, RamónNavarro, ArmandoPírez, María CatalinaSchelotto, FelipeDIARRHEACHILDRENInfectious diarrhea, a common disease of children, deserves permanent monitoring in all social groups. To know the etiology and clinical manifestations of acute diarrhea in children up to 5 years of age from high socioeconomic level households, we conducted adescriptive, microbiological, and clinical study. Stools from 59 children with acute community-acquired diarrhea were examined, and their parents were interviewed concerning symptoms and signs. Rotavirus, adenovirus, and norovirus were detected by commercially available qualitative immunochromatographic lateral flow rapid tests. Salmonella, Campylobacter, Yersinia, and Shigella were investigated by standard bacteriological methods and diarrheagenic E. coli by PCR assays. We identified a potential enteric pathogen in 30 children. The most frequent causes of diarrhea were enteropathogenic E. coli(EPEC), viruses, Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). Only 2 patients showed mixed infections. Our data suggest that children with viral or Campylobacter diarrhea were taken to the hospital earlier than those infected with EPEC. One child infected with STEC O26 developed "complete” HUS. The microbiological results highlight the importance of zoonotic bacteria such as atypical EPEC, Campylobacter, STEC, and Salmonella as pathogens associated with acute diarrhea in these children. The findings also reinforce our previous communications about the regional importance of non-O157 STEC strains in severe infant food-borne diseases.Comisión Sectorial de Investigación Científica (CSIC)Varela Gustavo, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Higiene. Unidad Académica Bacteriología y VirologíaBatthyány Lara, Hospital Británico (Uruguay). Departamento de PediatríaBianco María Noel, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Higiene. Unidad Académica Bacteriología y VirologíaPérez Walter, Hospital Británico (Uruguay). Departamento de PediatríaPardo Lorena, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Higiene. Unidad Académica Bacteriología y VirologíaAlgorta Gabriela, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Higiene. Unidad Académica Bacteriología y VirologíaRobino Luciana, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Higiene. Unidad Académica Bacteriología y VirologíaSuárez Ramón, Hospital Británico (Uruguay). Departamento de Laboratorio ClínicoNavarro Armando, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (México). Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Salud PúblicaPírez María Catalina, Hospital Británico (Uruguay). Departamento de PediatríaSchelotto Felipe, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Higiene. Unidad Académica Bacteriología y Virología2025-11-20T15:00:57Z2025-11-20T15:00:57Z2015Artículoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfVARELA, G., BATTHYÁNY, L., BIANCO, MN., y otros. Enteropathogens Associated with Acute Diarrhea in Children from Households with High Socioeconomic Level in Uruguay. Int J Microbiol [en línea] 2015. DOI: 10.1155/2015/592953https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/5256710.1155/2015/592953reponame:COLIBRIinstname:Universidad de la Repúblicainstacron:Universidad de la RepúblicaenengInt J Microbiol. 2015UruguayLas obras depositadas en el Repositorio se rigen por la Ordenanza de los Derechos de la Propiedad Intelectual de la Universidad de la República.(Res. Nº 91 de C.D.C. de 8/III/1994 – D.O. 7/IV/1994) y por la Ordenanza del Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de la República (Res. Nº 16 de C.D.C. de 07/10/2014)info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLicencia Creative Commons Atribución (CC - By 4.0)oai:colibri.udelar.edu.uy:20.500.12008/525672026-04-14T10:37:06Z |
| spellingShingle | Enteropathogens Associated with Acute Diarrhea in Children from Households with High Socioeconomic Level in Uruguay Varela, Gustavo DIARRHEA CHILDREN |
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| title | Enteropathogens Associated with Acute Diarrhea in Children from Households with High Socioeconomic Level in Uruguay |
| title_full | Enteropathogens Associated with Acute Diarrhea in Children from Households with High Socioeconomic Level in Uruguay |
| title_fullStr | Enteropathogens Associated with Acute Diarrhea in Children from Households with High Socioeconomic Level in Uruguay |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enteropathogens Associated with Acute Diarrhea in Children from Households with High Socioeconomic Level in Uruguay |
| title_short | Enteropathogens Associated with Acute Diarrhea in Children from Households with High Socioeconomic Level in Uruguay |
| title_sort | Enteropathogens Associated with Acute Diarrhea in Children from Households with High Socioeconomic Level in Uruguay |
| topic | DIARRHEA CHILDREN |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/52567 |