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 Regional Isidro Ayora, durante el periodo Septiembre - Diciembre 2014.

Abstract

Campylobacter is one of the major etiologic agents of diarrhea in humans and a leading cause of enteric zoonotic infections; Given the paucity of data at the national level about the incidence this etiologic agent, and given its clinical and socioeconomic importance, was the need in the present study to determine the prevalence of thermotolerant species of Campylobacter. 63 fecal samples were collected from children with and without diarrhea at the "Hospital Regional Isidro Ayora" obtaining a prevalence of 8% (5). C. jejuni subsp. jejuni and C. jejuni subsp. Coli C. jejuni represented 60% and 40% of the isolated species, respectively. We did not observe C. coli, C. lari or C. upsaliensis. Consequently, the present study gives relevant data on the presence of Campylobacter in the town and serves as a reference for further study, both to compare to data obtained in humans and to determine the primary Campylobacter species in poultry and pets.