[Enteropathogens associated with diarrheal disease in infants (< 5 years old) in a population sample in Greater Metropolitan Criciúma, Santa Catarina State, Brazil].
Enteropathogens were investigated in 94 children with diarrhea and 45 age-matched controls, 0 to 5 years old, attending an outpatient unit in Criciúma, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Cryptosporidium (85.1%) topped the list of parasite isolates, followed by Entamoeba histolytica (56.4%) and Giardia lamblia (4.3%). Four samples contained enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (4.3%). Samonella and Shiguella were not detected. Only one sample contained rotavirus (1.1%).
Schnack
Felice Jaqueline
FJ
Departamentos de Farm cia, Medicina e Ci ncias Biol gicas, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Crici ma, SC, 88090-000, Brasil.
Fontana Ld
Lidiani de Medeiros
Lde M
Barbosa
Paulo Roberto
PR
Silva
Loraine Storch Meyer da
LS
Baillargeon
Clair Maria Martinello
CM
Barichello
Tatiana
T
Póvoa
Marinete Marins
MM
Cavasini
Carlos Eug nio
CE
Machado
Ricardo Luiz Dantas
RL
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn
Enteropatógenos associados com diarréia infantil (< 5 anos de idade) em amostra da população da área metropolitana de Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brasil.