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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2307-3349</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de salud publica del Paraguay]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. salud publica Parag.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2307-3349</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD - MSP Y BS]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2307-33492019000200041</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/rspp.2019.diciembre.41-45</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Prevalencia de patógenos causantes de enfermedad diarreica aguda en el área Metropolitana de Asunción y Central]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Prevalence of pathogens causing acute diarrheal disease in the Asunción and Central Metropolitan area]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Huber]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Claudia]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Orrego]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Verónica]]></given-names>
</name>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ortiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Flavia]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Álvarez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mercedes]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Weiler]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Natalie]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>9</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>41</fpage>
<lpage>45</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2307-33492019000200041&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2307-33492019000200041&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2307-33492019000200041&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: Las enfermedades diarreicas agudas (EDA) constituyen un problema de salud pública y son una de las causas más importantes de mortalidad y morbilidad en niños a nivel mundial.  Objetivo:  Determinar la prevalencia de enteropatógenos causantes de EDA en el área metropolitana de Asunción y Central.  Materiales y métodos:  Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo de corte transverso. Se analizaron 743 muestras de heces diarreicas, en las cuales se investigó la presencia de Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Campylobacter spp., Escherichia coli diarreigénicas y Rotavirus, utilizando técnicas de referencia.  Resultados:  En el 31,2% (232/743) de las muestras fue posible identificar al menos uno de los patógenos entéricos investigados, siendo las E. coli diarreigénicas fueron las bacterias identificadas con mayor frecuencia, seguido por Rotavirus, Campylobacter spp., Shigella spp. y en último lugar, Salmonella spp.  Conclusión:  La población más afectada corresponde a niños menores de 5 años. El principal patógeno identificado como agente causal de diarreas fueron las E. coli diarreigénicas en primer lugar, seguido por Rotavirus, Campylobacter spp., Shigella spp. y Salmonella spp. En algunas muestras se detectaron más de un patógeno entérico, encontrando incluso casos de coinfección con hasta cuatro patógenos diferentes.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT:  Introduction:  Acute diarrheal diseases (ADD) constitute a public health problem and are one of the most important causes of mortality and morbidity in children worldwide.  Objective:  To determine the prevalence of enteropathogens causing ADD in the metropolitan area of &#8203;&#8203;Asunción and Central.  Materials and methods:  An observational, descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. 743 samples of diarrheic feces were analyzed, in which the presence of Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Campylobacter spp., Escherichia coli diarreigenic and Rotavirus was investigated, using reference techniques.  Results:  In 31.2% (232/743) of the samples it was possible to identify at least one of the enteric pathogens investigated, being the diarrhenetic E. coli were the most frequently identified bacteria, followed by Rotavirus, Campylobacter spp., Shigella spp. and lastly, Salmonella spp.  Conclusion:  The most affected population corresponds to children under 5 years of age. The main pathogen identified as the causative agent of diarrhea was diarrigenic E. coli, followed by Rotavirus, Campylobacter spp., Shigella spp. and Salmonella spp. In some samples more than one enteric pathogen was detected, even finding cases of coinfection with up to four different pathogens.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Enfermedad diarreíca aguda]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Prevalencia]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Acute diarrheal disease]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Prevalence]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Enteric pathogens]]></kwd>
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