The microbial etiologies of diarrhea in hospitalized patients from the Puerto Rico Medical Center Hospitals
P. R. health sci. j
; 24(1): 41-44, mar. 2005.
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-406521
Biblioteca responsável:
BR1.1
RESUMO
The development of diarrhea in hospitalized patients is a frequently encountered clinical problem, which may be due to infectious or non-infectious causes. The purpose of this study was to identify which common community enteric pathogens, if any, are responsible for diarrheal episodes in hospitalized patients. Stool samples from 76 consecutive, hospitalized patients were analyzed utilizing routine bacterial cultures, smears for identification of ova and parasites and Enzyme-Link Immunoadsorbent Assay (ELISA) for enteric bacteria, parasites and viruses. The results obtained demonstrated that the usual community enteric pathogens were not identified as a major cause of nosocomial diarrhea. In hospital-acquired diarrhea, Clostridium difficile toxins assay was the only clinically significant test in the evaluation of these patients. As a result of this study a guideline for the management of this condition in hospitalized patients is presented.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Diarreia
/
Doenças Negligenciadas
/
Zoonoses
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Diarreia
/
Gastroenterite
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
/
Guia de prática clínica
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
/
Criança
/
Criança, pré-escolar
/
Feminino
/
Humanos
/
Lactente
/
Masculino
/
Recém-Nascido
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
/
Porto Rico
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
P. R. health sci. j
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Porto Rico
Instituição/País de afiliação:
University of Puerto Rico/PR