Frequência de enterobactérias patogênicas em processos diarréicos infantis na cidade do Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Abstract

326 samples of diarrheal feces obtained from children whose ages ranged from zero to 5 years, admitted in two rehydration hospitals in the city of Recife, Pernambuco, were analyzed. Feces were placed in Cary-Blair medium (4 degrees C) for shipment to the laboratory. There was no difference in the rate of bacteria isolation if the samples were analyzed within the period from 3 to 7 days of collection. 19.02% of the analyzed samples were positives for at least one of the searched bacteria, 26 Salmonella belonging to 3 species, 21 classic enteropathogenic E. coli, 1 invasive E. coli, 10 Shigella belonging to 3 serotypes and 1 Yersinia enterocolitica were found.

Characterization of Shigella spp. by antimicrobial resistance and PCR detection of ipa genes in an infantile population from Porto Velho (Western Amazon region), Brazil

“…Orlandi et al (2001) also found a 6.1% frequency of S. flexneri in 130 children with diarrhea and the frequencies and predominance of S. flexneri were similar to those observed in different states of Brazil (Leal et al 1988, 1998, Lima et al 2000 as well as in other tropical countries (Navia et al 1999). …”