title: [Lophomonas sp. in respiratory tract secretions in hospitalized children with severe lung disease].
abstract: Lophomonas sp. is a habitual parasite of the intestinal tract of the cockroaches and that is not recognized as pathogenic human being. Nevertheless, in the world literature are few reports of Lophomonas sp. in respiratory tract secretions in patients with severe pulmonary disease, mostly in adults. We present evidences of Lophomonas sp. in the respiratory low tract of children attended in the national reference center of paediatric diseases of Lima, Peru, in the period 2009- 2010. We found six cases, 4/23 from broncoalveolar lavage and 2/794 from tracheal aspirate samples of children. Five of them had pneumonia and one atelectasis, four were hospitalized in the intensive care unit. Increase knowledge about the presence of this organism in respiratory infections is needed, as its real pathogenic role.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología, Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño, Lima, Perú. rzerpa43@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Rito
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zerpa
authors.forename: Elsa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ore
authors.forename: Lilian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Patiño
authors.forename: Yrma A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Espinoza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000469:parasitology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D010271:Parasites / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014132:Trachea / Q000469:parasitology