2000
DOI: 10.4067/s0716-10182000000400005
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Diarrea asociada a Clostridium difficile en un hospital de adultos.: Estudio descriptivo

Abstract: CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE ASSOCIATED DIARRHEA IN AN ADULTS HOSPITAL. A DESCRIPTIVE STUDYA study was performed to know the epidemiological features of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Cases were detected by a citotoxin A immunoassay applied to stool samples. Twenty seven patients with 31 episodes of C. difficile associated diarrhea were identified during a 4 month period of passive surveillance. Most of the affected patients were female (62.9%), older than 65 years (77… Show more

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“…Regarding the latter, since in Mexico this type of presentations are not available, a 500-mg parenteral vial was fractioned to orally administer 125 mg diluted in juice or by nasogastric tube, in order to achieve high levels of the drug in the colon, with partial absorption, and to preserve physiological intestinal flora. The treatment success rate reported in the literature is 75 %; 21 however, in our study we recorded 83.4 % in patients treated with metronidazole. This is probably due to early diagnosis and timely intervention.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 69%
“…Regarding the latter, since in Mexico this type of presentations are not available, a 500-mg parenteral vial was fractioned to orally administer 125 mg diluted in juice or by nasogastric tube, in order to achieve high levels of the drug in the colon, with partial absorption, and to preserve physiological intestinal flora. The treatment success rate reported in the literature is 75 %; 21 however, in our study we recorded 83.4 % in patients treated with metronidazole. This is probably due to early diagnosis and timely intervention.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 69%
“…En cuanto a los factores de riesgo y factores protectores de la familia, el uso de elementos de protección como toldillos, mallas y fumigación es importante ya que el municipio posee gran población de plagas y vectores; Por otra parte el tener la ropa almacenada en sitios adecuados y separada por cada miembro de la familia con un 87% reduce el riesgo de infección cuando uno de los miembros la tiene alguna enfermedad infecto contagiosa, previniendo la distribución de agentes infecciosos a través de fómites. (12). (Ver Tabla 1).…”
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“…Respecto a las características sociodemográficas se observó concordancia con la mayoría de los estudios (16,(21)(22)(23)(24)(25) . La diferencia de la composición de la microbiota intestinal en personas mayores de 60 años predispone a agravar enfermedades crónicas de base, sumando a esto, el uso de antibióticos, hospitalizaciones prolongadas, etc.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified