Prevalencia de las especies termotolerantes de Campylobacter (C. jejuni subsp. jejuni, C. coli, C. lari y C. upsaliensis) en niños con y sin diarrea del Hospital Manuel Ygnacio Monteros, durante el período Septiembre - Diciembre 2014

Abstract

Campylobacter is zoonotic bacteria are a major cause of foodborne diarrhoeal illness in humans of 5 to 14% of cases and are the most common bacteria that cause gastroenteritis worldwide affecting mainly children and immunosuppressed individuals. Given its importance in the clinical diagnosis in Manuel Ygnacio Monteros Hospital during the period september to december 2014 was determined the prevalence of thermotolerant Campylobacter species (C. jejuni, C. coli, C. lari and C. upsaliensis) in children with and without diarrhea. Were collected 176 stool samples of which 6.8% were positive for Campylobacter. Among the isolated species C. jejuni represented 91.7%(11); C. coli 8,3%(1) whereas C. lari and C. upsaliensis no recorded data. In evaluating the antimicrobial activity of six drugs to 91.7% Campylobacter resistance to tetracycline and ciprofloxacin it was found. Therefore the determination of prevalence of thermotolerant Campylobacter species in our town provides valuable epidemiological data of clinical consideration and gives precedents for future research.