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INTRODUCCIÓN: Las diarreas de causa infecciosa son un problema de salud pública, especialmente en niños bajo los cinco años. La identificación de los agentes etiológicos puede ser relevante para el manejo del cuadro clínico y, desde el punto de vista epidemiológico, para la implementación de medidas de control. OBJETIVO: Determinar la presencia de patógenos entéricos en niños bajo los cinco años que se hospitalizaron por diarrea aguda en uno de los centros centinelas de la red de vigilancia de rotavirus en Chile. PACIENTES Y MÉTODOS: Estudio observacional en niños menores de cinco años que se internaron por cuadros de diarrea en el Hospital Dr. Luis Calvo Mackenna, durante diciembre del 2015 a diciembre del 2019, el que forma parte de la red de vigilancia de rotavirus del Ministerio de Salud de Chile. Las muestras fecales se analizaron mediante un test molecular, FilmArray GI® panel, que permite la detección de 22 patógenos entéricos virales, bacterianos y parasitarios. RESULTADOS: Se analizaron 493 muestras fecales de niños con episodios de diarrea infecciosa, detectando al menos un patógeno en 427 muestras (87%). De estas muestras positivas, se detectó solo un patógeno en 174 muestras (41%) y dos o más patógenos en 253 muestras (59%). En el grupo de niños bajo un año y el grupo entre uno y cuatro años hubo un predominio de infecciones causadas por virus gastroentéricos, siendo rotavirus y norovirus los virus más detectados en ambos grupos de edad. Las bacterias más frecuentes fueron EPEC (27%), C. difficile (17%), EAEC (14%) y Campylobacter (9%). Respecto a los parásitos, se identificó Giardia lamblia y Cryptosporidium, en el 3 y 1% del total de las muestras, respectivamente. CONCLUSIÓN: La detección molecular utilizada permitió detectar un alto número de enteropatógenos en niños bajo los cinco años. La información generada por este tipo de vigilancia, podría ayudar a caracterizar en la población los episodios de diarrea causados por los principales patógenos entéricos y podría ser una herramienta para asesorar técnicamente a las autoridades en la toma de decisión para la implementación de medidas de control contra estos patógenos.
BACKGROUND: Infectious diarrhea is still a major problem in public health, especially in children under 5 years of age. The identification of the etiologic agent is important for the clinical management of the diarrhea episode and, from the epidemiological point of view, to implement control measures. AIM: To determine the presence of gastrointestinal pathogens in children under five years of age with diarrhea in a Chilean rotavirus surveillance center. METHODS: Observational study in children under five years of age who were hospitalized for diarrhea at the Dr. Luis Calvo Mackenna Hospital from December 2015 to December 2019. Molecular detection was performed using the FilmArray gastrointestinal (FilmArray GI®) panel. RESULTS: We analyzed 493 diarrheal stool samples of children, 427 samples (87%) were positive and 66 samples (13%) were negative. Of positive samples, 174 samples (41%) and 253 samples (59%) were positive for one or more pathogen, respectively. In children under one year and the group between one and four years there was a predominance of infections caused by enteric virus. Rotavirus and norovirus were the most common virus in both age groups. The most frequent bacteria were EPEC (27%), C. difficile (17%), EAEC (14%) and Campylobacter (9%). In parasites, Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium were identified, in 3% and 1% of the total samples, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The molecular detection system used allowed an increase in the detection of enteropathogens in children under five years of age. The information generated by this type of surveillance could help to characterize the episodes of diarrhea in the population and might be a tool to technically advise the authorities in the decision-making process for the implementation of control measures.
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Humanos , Animais , Lactente , Pré-Escolar , Criança , Infecções por Rotavirus , Clostridioides difficile , Rotavirus , Criptosporidiose , Cryptosporidium , Infecções por Rotavirus/epidemiologia , Chile/epidemiologia , Rotavirus/genética , Vigilância de Evento Sentinela , Diarreia/epidemiologia , Fezes , HospitaisRESUMO
OBJETIVO: las diarreas son una de las principales causas de morbilidad y mortalidad en el mundo. En Chile, su vigilancia es una prioridad, muy en particular las causadas por rotavirus para conocer su epidemiología, incluidos los serotipos circulantes y detectar brotes oportunamente. MÉTODOS: se implementó un sistema de vigilancia en 8 hospitales pedißtricos, considerados sitio centinela por cubrir 62 por ciento de la población menor de 5 años de las regiones Metropolitana, Valparaíso y Bio-Bio. Se utilizaron las definiciones de caso estandarizadas por la Organización Mundial de la Salud. Las muestras fueron analizadas en los laboratorios del Instituto de Salud Pública con la técnica inmunoensayo enzimßtico en el formato de ELISA. El sistema se basa en un formulario electrónico en línea, sobre plataforma de programación PHP versión 5.2.6, diseñado para creación de páginas web dinßmicas, accesible mediante clave o password de los terminales del centro centinela, de la Secretaria Regional Ministerial de Salud e Instituto de Salud Pública, donde se introducen las variables semanal y mensualmente de forma definitiva. El anßlisis se realiza en el programa estadístico Epinfo-2000. RESULTADOS: en 8 meses de vigilancia, se estudiaron 599 muestras de deposiciones, 164 positivas a rotavirus (27,4 por ciento), tasa de 0,2 por 1 000 habitantes. Al sexo masculino pertenece 56 por ciento, el menor de 2 años es el más afectado (69 por ciento). CONCLUSIONES: la implementación del sistema de vigilancia centinela para rotavirus constituye una herramienta útil para conocer el comportamiento de esta enfermedad y contribuir a la toma de decisiones por los programas nacionales de salud.
OBJECTIVE: diarrheas are one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Chile, diarrhea surveillance is a priority, particularly those caused by rotavitus, in order to find out their epidemiology including circulating serotypes and to promptly detect possible outbreaks. METHODS: a surveillance system was implemented in 8 pediatric hospitals considered as sentinel sites because they cover 62 percent of the under 5 years-old population from Metropolitana, Valparaiso and Bio-Bio regions. The standardized case definitions of the World Health Organization were used. The sample analysis was based on ELISA method in the Public Health Institute laboratories. The surveillance system is based on an online electronic form supported on PHP platform, 5.2.6 version, designed to create dynamic and accessible webpages through passwords from the sentinel center terminals of the Regional Ministerial Department of Health and the Public Health Institute; the variables are weekly and monthly introduced. The statistical analysis is carried out through Epinfo-2000. RESULTS: five hundred and ninety nine fecal samples were analyzed in eight months; 164 of them were positive to rotavirus (27.4 percent) for a rate of 0.2 per 1000 pop. Fifty six percent were males whereas under 2 years-old group was the most affected (69 percent). CONCLUSIONS: the implementation of the sentinel rotavirus surveillance system is a useful tool for the analysis of this disease behavior and for decision-making in the health national programs.
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Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Pré-Escolar , Criança , Infecções por Rotavirus/epidemiologia , Infecções por Rotavirus/prevenção & controle , Monitoramento Epidemiológico/normasRESUMO
We report here the complete genomic sequence of the Chilean human isolate of Andes virus CHI-7913. The S, M, and L genome segment sequences of this isolate are 1,802, 3,641 and 6,466 bases in length, with an overall GC content of 38.7 percent. These genome segments code for a nucleocapsid protein of 428 amino acids, a glycoprotein precursor protein of 1,138 amino acids and a RNA-dependent RNA polymerase of 2,152 amino acids. In addition, the genome also has other ORFs coding for putative proteins of 34 to 103 amino acids. The encoded proteins have greater than 98 percent overall similarity with the proteins of Andes virus isolates AH-1 and Chile R123. Among other sequenced Hantavirus, CHI-7913 is more closely related to Sin Nombre virus, with an overall protein similarity of 92 percent. The characteristics of the encoded proteins of this isolate, such as hydrophobic domains, glycosylation sites, and conserved amino acid motifs shared with other Hantavirus and other members of the Bunyaviridae family, are identified and discussed
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Humanos , Criança , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Genoma Viral , Homologia de Sequência do Ácido Nucleico , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , RNA ViralRESUMO
The aim of this study was to determine anti HTLV-I antibody titers in seropositive symptomatic and asymptomatic infected subjects. One hundred seven infected subjects (47 with spastic paraparesis and 60 asymptomatic) were studied. HTLV-I antibodies were determined using indirect immunofluorescence in cells infected with the retrovirus. The mean titer was 1/234 in asymptomatic subjects and 1/2138 in symptomatic patients (p<0,001). These results suggest an association between HTLV-I antibody titers and clinical stage of infected subjects