Journal: | Revista mexicana de patología clínica |
Database: | PERIÓDICA |
System number: | 000360929 |
ISSN: | 0185-6014 |
Authors: | Suárez Hernández, Miguel1 Trujillo Sánchez, Fernando2 |
Institutions: | 1Centro Provincial de Higiene y Epidemiología, Ciego de Avila. Cuba 2Hospital Provincial Antonio Luaces Iraola, Ciego de Avila. Cuba |
Year: | 2011 |
Season: | Ene-Mar |
Volumen: | 58 |
Number: | 1 |
Pages: | 26-29 |
Country: | México |
Language: | Español |
Document type: | Estadística o encuesta |
Approach: | Descriptivo |
Spanish abstract | Se analiza la positividad de Cryptosporidium registrada en niños durante un periodo de 15 años en la provincia Ciego de Ávila, Cuba. En total, fueron estudiadas 27,987 personas diarreicas y en 2,546 (9%) casos se detectó positividad a Cryptosporidium (rango 3.9 a 13.4%). Predominó la presentación de casos aislados sobre los brotes. El grupo de edad en el que se registró mayor frecuencia (51%) de Cryptosporidium fue el de 6 a 11 meses. En el análisis epidemiológico se detectó que 19% de los niños estudiados no bebían agua clorada |
English abstract | The present study analyzes the positivity of Cryptosporidium in children during a 15-year observation period in the province of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba. During the mentioned period, 27,987 diarrheal people were studied, and it was detected 2,546 cases of diarrhea over the 9% of the analyzed cases, ranging from the 3.9% to the 13.4% during the studied years. The presentation of isolated cases prevailed over outbreaks. The age group presenting the highest frequency was the group from six to 11 months, with a 51% of incidence. The performed epidemiologic analysis detected that the 19% of the cases had not consumed chlorinated water |
Disciplines: | Medicina |
Keyword: | Microbiología, Salud pública, Criptosporidiosis, Niños, Cryptosporidium, Epidemiología |
Keyword: | Medicine, Microbiology, Public health, Cryptosporidiosis, Children, Cryptosporidium, Epidemiology |
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