Utilidad del estudio de las heces para el diagnóstico y manejo de lactantes y prescolares con diarrea aguda

Seasonal Variation of Enteropathogens in Infants and Preschoolers With Acute Diarrhea in Western Mexico

“…The association and increased risk of lactose intolerance and rotavirus infection found in our work has been reported in other series of infants with AD. The frequency of lactose intolerance was 15.7%; this percentage is slightly lower than the 19.1% observed in another study conducted in 2000 (7), and it is similar to the values reported in other series of children with AD (18).…”

“…Rotavirus identification had the expected winter peak, and it is remarkable that its frequency moved from first to third place when compared with a series from the same population studied with the same laboratory techniques 6 years ago (7); this finding could reflect a decrease in the prevalence of rotavirus infection related to the rotavirus immunization campaigns that have taken place in Mexico in the last decade (16).…”

“…In countries where AD is a public health problem, knowledge of the epidemiology of these agents is relevant and should be updated regularly to design primary and secondary interventions. In the individual case, the information obtained from a stool sample may be crucial to prescribe an adequate treatment—in the cases it is indicated—and to propose a short‐ or medium‐term prognosis (7).…”

“…Although the morbidity and mortality of infants and children with acute diarrhea (AD) have diminished in the last 2 decades in Mexico, it remains a public health issue because of its high prevalence (1–7). Focused as a syndrome, a number of enteropathogens—bacteria, virus, or parasites—have been associated with AD and have been proposed as etiologic agents (3–10). Information related to the epidemiologic behavior of these agents should be updated periodically.…”

Biodiversidad parasitaria entre indígenas y mestizos adultos de San Pedro Itzicán, Jalisco, México

“…4 Un informe de Guadalajara, en 288 lactantes y prescolares con diarrea aguda, indica 2.8% de C. parvum, 2.4% de G. lamblia, 1.4% de B. hominis y 0.7% de E. histolytica. 5 No existen reportes de enteroparásitos en adultos de Jalisco.…”