Invasive salmonellosis in a hospital in Lima, Peru
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https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2019.363.4330Keywords:
Infecciones por Salmonella, Bacteriemia, Comorbilidad, Farmacorresistencia MicrobianaAbstract
The study’s objective was to determine the epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of cases of invasive salmonellosis and the antibiotic susceptibility profile of salmonella isolates (2013-2017), in a series of cases of patients with Salmonella spp. isolated from secretions and/or body fluids with or without positive stool culture (n=70). For the evaluation of antibiotic susceptibility, the first isolate was considered in all cases of salmonellosis (n=168). The highest frequency of cases occurred between 0 to 4 years (14.3%) and over 65 years (24.3%). The most frequent symptoms were fever (66.1%), diarrhea (40.7%), and sensory issues (40.7%). Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection was the most common co-morbidity (42.4%). The frequency of susceptibility was 83.3% to ceftriaxone, 78.8% to cotrimoxazole, and 75.0% to chloramphenicol. Only 50.8% were susceptible to ciprofloxacin. We concluded that invasive salmonellosis was more common in young children and the elderly and that HIV infection was the most common comorbidity.Downloads
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2019-08-26
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Parra-Payano VD, Rondón-Paz CR, García C. Invasive salmonellosis in a hospital in Lima, Peru. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2019 Aug. 26 [cited 2024 Dec. 23];36(3):464-8. Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/4330