Cryptosporidiosis in hospitalized infants . "Pepe Portilla" Provincial Pediatric Hospital

Authors

  • Sandra Hernández García Especialista de Segundo Grado en Pediatría. Máster en Atención Integral al niño. Auxiliar y Consultante. Hospital Provincial Pediátrico "Pepe Portilla". Pinar del Río.
  • Luis Montes de Oca Especialista de Primer Grado en Pediatría. Hospital Provincial Pediátrico "Pepe Portilla". Pinar del Río.
  • Odalys Cáceres Roque Máster en Atención Integral al niño. Especialista de Primer Grado en Pediatría. Asistente. Hospital Provincial Pediátrico "Pepe Portilla". Pinar del Río.
  • Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Arencibia Especialista de Segundo Grado en Cirugía. Máster en Medicina Bioenergética y Natural. Auxiliar y Consultante. Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico "León Cuervo Rubio". Pinar del Río.
  • Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Hernández Doctor en Medicina. Policlínico Universitario "Hermanos Cruz". Pinar del Río.

Keywords:

Infantile diarrhea/ethiology/prevention & control.

Abstract

Introduction: cryptosporidiosis provokes acute, aqueous, non-bloody diarrheas that can be accompanied by anorexia, nausea or vomits with abdominal pain.
Objective: to determine the presence of Cryptosporidium as a cause of diarrheas in pediatric patients from 1 to 2 months old hospitalized at "Pepe Portilla" Pediatric Hospital, Pinar del Rio during January-December 2010.
Material and Methods: an applied, descriptive and cross-sectional research was carried out. Percentage method was used to quantify the results. Stained feces using modified Ziehl-Neelsen technique was applied to 845 infants that comprised the target group; the sample included 19 children with feces positive to Cryptosporidium.
Results: cryptosporidium was present in 19 of the patients suffering from acute diarrhea (2.3%). The majority of the cases were reported on the months of July and August, male sex was the most affected as well as infants from 1-2 months old; aqueous diarrhea was the prevailing clinical manifestation. Fifteen (15) patients received bottle feeding. Not boiling the water, the presence of vectors and overcrowding conditions were the most deficient standards of hygiene found in these homes, most frequent in urban zones. The person taking care of infants showed an adequate educational level.
Conclusions: cryptosporidium is part of the etiology of diarrheas in hospitalized infants, preventive measures are still insufficient.

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2012-10-29

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Hernández García S, Montes de Oca L, Cáceres Roque O, Rodríguez Arencibia M Ángel, Rodríguez Hernández M Ángel. Cryptosporidiosis in hospitalized infants . "Pepe Portilla" Provincial Pediatric Hospital. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2012 Oct. 29 [cited 2025 Oct. 13];16(5):104-16. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/976

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