Aislamientos de patógenos comunes asociados con enfermedad diarreica aguda en menores de cinco años, Bucaramanga, Colombia.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of acute diarrheal disease's agents in children under five years who consulted to emergency services in Bucaramanga, Colombia, between September and October, 2006. Materials and methods: Descriptive study with prospective data collection. Stool samples were randomly collected through the days of the week and the time of the day (morning, afternoon, night). Each sample was tested for Rotavirus, Salmonella spp, Shigella spp, parasites and coccidias. Results: One-hundred and eighty children under five years were studied. The median age was 12 months. Rotavitus was detected in 44,4% (95%CI 37,1-52,0) of stool simples; no pathogenic agent was detected in 19,4% of cases. The prevalence of other pathogenic agents was: 8,9% (95%CI 5,2-14,0) Blastocystis hominis, 7,8% (95%CI 4,3-12,8) Giardia duodenalis, 7,8% (95%CI 4,3-12,8) Salmonella spp, 5,0% (95%CI 2,3-9,3) Entamoeba histolytica dispar, 2,8% (95%CI 0,9-6,4) Shigella spp, 2,8% (95%CI 0,9-6,4) Entamoeba histolytica plus Blastocystis hominis, 0,6% (95%CO 0,0-3,1) Giardia duodenalis plus Entamoeba histolytica, 0,6% (IC 95% 0,0-3,1) rotavirus plus Blastocystis hominis. Conclusions: Rotavirus has an important place in the municipality of Bucaramanga as the principal pathogenic agent in children under fiver years with acute diarrheal disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]