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Papers by Dona Benadof
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, Jun 1, 2023
Background: Hypervirulent clonal complex (cc) have been associated with higher incidence and case... more Background: Hypervirulent clonal complex (cc) have been associated with higher incidence and case fatality rate of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD). The aim of this study was to describe the clinical manifestations of the hypervirulent cc of meningococcus in children. Methods: Retrospective study in patients hospitalized by IMD microbiologically confirmed at three children’s tertiary health care centers in Santiago, Chile, between 2010 and 2018. Demographic, clinical information and determination of the cc and factor H binding protein (fHbp) alleles were performed. Results: In total 93 cases were evaluated, sequence typing was available for 91 cases, and 87 (95.6%) had a cc assigned; 63.7% were MenW and 31.8% MenB. The median age was 9 months, 67% were male and 18.7% had any comorbidity. A 26.4% presented neurological deficit, 25.3% petechiae and 20% diarrhea. Sixty-seven percent were admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and the case fatality rate was 9.9%. Regarding cc and fHbp alleles, ST11, ST41/44 and allele 22 were the most frequently identified, with 63.7%, 19.8% and 72.5%, respectively. We found statistically significant differences between the cc and presence of petechiae, diagnosis of meningococcemia plus meningitis, admission and days in PICU and advanced support. Allele 22 for fHbp was associated with the absence of petechiae, low suspicion of IMD, less diagnosis of meningitis+meningococcemia, PICU admission, advanced support and adrenal insufficiency. Conclusion: Epidemiological and microbiological surveillance of IMD should integrate clinical and laboratory components, including molecular and genetic characterization, to enrich the dynamic understanding of the clinical evolution of IMD.
Revista Chilena De Infectologia, Jun 1, 2015
Sin fuente de financiamiento Los autores declaran no tener conflictos de interés.
Revista chilena de infectología
Nefrología pediátrica. d Químico-Farmacéutico. No hay conflictos interés que declarar. Sin financ... more Nefrología pediátrica. d Químico-Farmacéutico. No hay conflictos interés que declarar. Sin financiamiento.
Revista chilena de infectología, 2015
Background: Central nervous system (CNS) infection has been an ongoing concern in paediatrics. Th... more Background: Central nervous system (CNS) infection has been an ongoing concern in paediatrics. The FilmArray® Meningoencephalitis (FAME) panel has greater sensitivity in identifying the aetiology of CNS infections. This study’s objective was to compare the aetiological identification and hospitalization costs among patients with suspected CNS infection before and after the use of FAME.Methods: An analytical observational study was carried out using a retrospective cohort for the pre-intervention (pre-FAME use) period and a prospective cohort for the post-intervention (post-FAME use) period in children with suspected CNS infection.Results: A total of 409 CSF samples were analysed, 297 pre-intervention and 112 post-intervention. In the pre-intervention period, a total of 85.5% of patients required hospitalization, and in the post-intervention period 92.7% required hospitalization (p<0.05). The P50 of ICU days was significantly lower in the post-intervention period than it was in th...
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](Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia, 2021
Staphylococcus aureus colonizes the nasopharynx in one third of healthy individuals and is also r... more Staphylococcus aureus colonizes the nasopharynx in one third of healthy individuals and is also responsible for several infections in pediatrics such as endocarditis, pneumonia and osteoarticular infections. It has several virulence mechanisms, such as Panton Valentine leukocidin (PVL), which is an exotoxin that causes cell death. It is commonly related to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and more serious pulmonary and musculoskeletal infections. However, PVL is not exclusive to MRSA. Two clinical cases of patients with infection by methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus producing this exotoxin are presented.
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Background: Noroviruses are nonenveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the Caliciviri... more Background: Noroviruses are nonenveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the Caliciviridae family; they cause high-profile outbreaks in healthcare settings, due to their contagiousness, prolonged viral shedding, and ability to survive in the environment. Methods: Description of a norovirus outbreak in a pediatric ICU with multibed rooms. We report the epidemiology, molecular diagnosis, and control. Results: In August and September 2019, an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis affected 13 patients and 26 healthcare workers at an intensive care unit of Roberto Del Río Children’s Hospital, which consists of 22 beds in a multibed-room format. Patients manifested self-limited nondysenteric diarrhea; other symptoms were vomiting (54%) and fever (23%). Healthcare workers reported diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, fever, malaise, and abdominal cramps. The mean age of the patients was 1 year old, all diaper users. The average days of diarrhea in patients was 4 days (2–6 days). There were 87...
Revista chilena de infectología
Introducción C onsiderando la gran variabilidad en la distribución de la resistencia microbiana, ... more Introducción C onsiderando la gran variabilidad en la distribución de la resistencia microbiana, se hace necesario que cada centro de salud genere localmente reportes de datos acumulados de susceptibilidad, con el propósito de guiar las decisiones clínicas y detectar tendencias que permitan establecer medidas para evitar la diseminación de cepas resistentes 1,2. La información generada debe ser lo suficientemente sólida como para permitir comparaciones en el tiempo y entre instituciones de salud, por lo que es importante adoptar metodologías que aseguren la calidad de los resultados. Esta guía tiene como objetivo entregar recomendaciones especificas para el análisis de susceptibilidad antimicrobiana y aportar datos útiles para la elaboración del informe local. Se basó en la revisión del documento "Analysis and Presentation of Cumulative Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Data" del Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) 3. A continuación se mencionan los aspectos más importantes a considerar relacionados con la recolección, procesamiento de los datos, análisis de la información y presentación de los resultados. Recomendaciones para el análisis de datos acumulados de susceptibilidad antimicrobiana en instituciones de salud Comité de Microbiología, Sociedad Chilena de Infectología* Recommendations for the analysis of cumulated data in antimicrobial susceptibility in health institutions Due to the great variability in antimicrobial resistance patterns, local reports of cumulative antimicrobial susceptibility data are necessary in every health center. The purpose is to guide clinical decisions and the early detection of patterns that allow preventive measures to avoid dissemination of resistant strains. The main objective of this guide is to provide recommendations for the analysis of antimicrobial susceptibility data and elaboration of a local report. Recommendations provided in this guide are based on the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) document "Analysis and Presentation of Cumulative Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Data" (3). Key aspects related to information gathering and data processing, analysis and presentation are described.
PLOS ONE
Background Active surveillance is necessary for improving the management and outcome of patients ... more Background Active surveillance is necessary for improving the management and outcome of patients with candidemia. The aim of this study was to describe epidemiologic and clinical features of candidemia in children and adults in tertiary level hospitals in Chile. Methods We conducted a prospective, multicenter, laboratory-based survey study of candidemia in 26 tertiary care hospitals in Chile, from January 2013 to October 2017. Results A total of 780 episodes of candidemia were included, with a median incidence of 0.47/1,000 admissions. Demographic, clinical and microbiological information of 384 cases of candidemia, from 18 hospitals (7,416 beds), was included in this report. One hundred and thirty-four episodes (35%) occurred in pediatric patients and 250 (65%) in adult population. Candida albicans (39%), Candida parapsilosis (30%) and Candida glabrata (10%) were the leading species, with a significant difference in the distribution of species between ages. The use of central venous catheter and antibiotics were the most frequent risk factors in all age groups (> 70%). Three hundred and fifteen strains were studied for antifungal susceptibility; 21 strains (6.6%) were resistant to fluconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, anidulafungin or micafungin. The most commonly used antifungal therapies were fluconazole (39%) and echinocandins (36%). The overall 30-day survival was 74.2%, significantly higher in infants (82%) and children (86%) compared with neonates (72%), adults (71%) and elderly (70%).
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](Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia, 2017
Enterobacteriaceae are a group of gram-negative rods that can cause serious infections in humans.... more Enterobacteriaceae are a group of gram-negative rods that can cause serious infections in humans. A susceptibility in Klebsiella pneumoniae of 79.4% to piperacillin/tazobactam (PIP/TAZO) is reported in pediatric hospitals in Chile. There is no published data published to date regarding PIP/TAZO susceptibility to other Enterobacteriaceae species in this population. To measure the in vitro PIP/TAZO susceptibility in Enterobacteriaceae isolates from patients in a pediatric hospital in Chile. Descriptive and prospective study of Enterobacteriaceae positive cultures from patients assisting to the "Hospital de niños Roberto del Río" (HRRIO) between January 2013 and August 2014. PIP/TAZO susceptibility was established by gradient diffusion method (E-test®) according to the 2014 CLSI standards. 163 cases were included. The average age was 4 years and 15 days. 70.6% were female. 79.7% of samples were urine cultures. PIP/TAZO susceptibility in Enterobacteriaceae was 95.1% (n = 155)....
American journal of infection control, Aug 15, 2016
Studies have consistently shown that copper alloyed surfaces decrease the burden of microorganism... more Studies have consistently shown that copper alloyed surfaces decrease the burden of microorganisms in health care environments. This study assessed whether copper alloy surfaces decreased hospital-associated infections in pediatric intensive and intermediate care units. Admitted infants were assigned sequentially to a room furnished with or without a limited number of copper alloyed surfaces. Clinical and exposure to intervention data were collected on a daily basis. To avoid counting infections present prior to admission, patients who stayed in the hospital <72 hours were excluded from analysis. Health care-associated infections (HAIs) were confirmed according to protocol definitions. Clinical outcomes from 515 patients were considered in our analysis: 261 patients from the intervention arm of the study, and 254 from the control arm. Crude analysis showed an HAI rate of 10.6 versus 13.0 per 1,000 patient days for copper- and non-copper-exposed patients, respectively, for a crude...
Revista chilena de infectología, 2016
Aspergillus fumigatus mediastinitis in an immunocompetent pediatric patient after heart surgery P... more Aspergillus fumigatus mediastinitis in an immunocompetent pediatric patient after heart surgery Postsurgical aspergillosis occurs primarily in immunocompetent patients whose main predisposing factor is the loss of skin and mucosal integrity during surgery. Local infection tends to be destructive and refractory to treatment and relapses are common. It is important to consider aspergillosis in the differential diagnosis of slowly progressive and destructive surgical site infections with negative bacterial cultures. We present the case of a child who developed Aspergillus fumigatus mediastinitis months after heart surgery.
Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]
We report the first description of a rare catalase-negative strain of Staphylococcus aureus in Ch... more We report the first description of a rare catalase-negative strain of Staphylococcus aureus in Chile. This new variant was isolated from blood and synovial tissue samples of a pediatric patient. Sequencing analysis revealed that this catalase-negative strain is related to ST10 strain, which has earlier been described in relation to S. aureus carriers. Interestingly, sequence analysis of the catalase gene katA revealed presence of a novel nonsense mutation that causes premature translational truncation of the C-terminus of the enzyme leading to a loss of 222 amino acids. Our study suggests that loss of catalase activity in this rare catalase-negative Chilean strain is due to this novel nonsense mutation in the katA gene, which truncates the enzyme to just 283 amino acids.
American Journal of Infection Control, 2015
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Revista chilena de infectologia: organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia
Revista chilena de infectologia: organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia
Revista medica de Chile
Shigella spp is a frequent cause of diarrhea in children. Antimicrobials decrease the duration of... more Shigella spp is a frequent cause of diarrhea in children. Antimicrobials decrease the duration of diarrhea and pathogen excretion. However, the increasing resistance limits their therapeutic value. To study Shigella serotype distribution in the Metropolitan Region in Chile, and its relationship with severity of disease, antimicrobial resistance pattern and clonality. During summer 2004-2005, stool samples from children with diarrhea were collected in Cary Blair transpon medium and cultured. Shigella isolates were serotyped using monoclonal and polyclonal commercial antibodies. In vitro activity of ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, chloramphenicol, cotrimoxazol, nalidixic acid, ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone and azythromycin was determined by minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC). Clonality was studied by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) using Xbal as restriction enzyme. One hundred thirty nine Shigella strains were isolated (77 S sonnei and 62 S flexneri). S sonnei and S ...
Revista chilena de infectología, 2010
Revista chilena de infectología, 2009
Revista chilena de pediatría, 2011
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, Jun 1, 2023
Background: Hypervirulent clonal complex (cc) have been associated with higher incidence and case... more Background: Hypervirulent clonal complex (cc) have been associated with higher incidence and case fatality rate of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD). The aim of this study was to describe the clinical manifestations of the hypervirulent cc of meningococcus in children. Methods: Retrospective study in patients hospitalized by IMD microbiologically confirmed at three children’s tertiary health care centers in Santiago, Chile, between 2010 and 2018. Demographic, clinical information and determination of the cc and factor H binding protein (fHbp) alleles were performed. Results: In total 93 cases were evaluated, sequence typing was available for 91 cases, and 87 (95.6%) had a cc assigned; 63.7% were MenW and 31.8% MenB. The median age was 9 months, 67% were male and 18.7% had any comorbidity. A 26.4% presented neurological deficit, 25.3% petechiae and 20% diarrhea. Sixty-seven percent were admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and the case fatality rate was 9.9%. Regarding cc and fHbp alleles, ST11, ST41/44 and allele 22 were the most frequently identified, with 63.7%, 19.8% and 72.5%, respectively. We found statistically significant differences between the cc and presence of petechiae, diagnosis of meningococcemia plus meningitis, admission and days in PICU and advanced support. Allele 22 for fHbp was associated with the absence of petechiae, low suspicion of IMD, less diagnosis of meningitis+meningococcemia, PICU admission, advanced support and adrenal insufficiency. Conclusion: Epidemiological and microbiological surveillance of IMD should integrate clinical and laboratory components, including molecular and genetic characterization, to enrich the dynamic understanding of the clinical evolution of IMD.
Revista Chilena De Infectologia, Jun 1, 2015
Sin fuente de financiamiento Los autores declaran no tener conflictos de interés.
Revista chilena de infectología
Nefrología pediátrica. d Químico-Farmacéutico. No hay conflictos interés que declarar. Sin financ... more Nefrología pediátrica. d Químico-Farmacéutico. No hay conflictos interés que declarar. Sin financiamiento.
Revista chilena de infectología, 2015
Background: Central nervous system (CNS) infection has been an ongoing concern in paediatrics. Th... more Background: Central nervous system (CNS) infection has been an ongoing concern in paediatrics. The FilmArray® Meningoencephalitis (FAME) panel has greater sensitivity in identifying the aetiology of CNS infections. This study’s objective was to compare the aetiological identification and hospitalization costs among patients with suspected CNS infection before and after the use of FAME.Methods: An analytical observational study was carried out using a retrospective cohort for the pre-intervention (pre-FAME use) period and a prospective cohort for the post-intervention (post-FAME use) period in children with suspected CNS infection.Results: A total of 409 CSF samples were analysed, 297 pre-intervention and 112 post-intervention. In the pre-intervention period, a total of 85.5% of patients required hospitalization, and in the post-intervention period 92.7% required hospitalization (p<0.05). The P50 of ICU days was significantly lower in the post-intervention period than it was in th...
Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia, 2021
Staphylococcus aureus colonizes the nasopharynx in one third of healthy individuals and is also r... more Staphylococcus aureus colonizes the nasopharynx in one third of healthy individuals and is also responsible for several infections in pediatrics such as endocarditis, pneumonia and osteoarticular infections. It has several virulence mechanisms, such as Panton Valentine leukocidin (PVL), which is an exotoxin that causes cell death. It is commonly related to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and more serious pulmonary and musculoskeletal infections. However, PVL is not exclusive to MRSA. Two clinical cases of patients with infection by methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus producing this exotoxin are presented.
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Background: Noroviruses are nonenveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the Caliciviri... more Background: Noroviruses are nonenveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the Caliciviridae family; they cause high-profile outbreaks in healthcare settings, due to their contagiousness, prolonged viral shedding, and ability to survive in the environment. Methods: Description of a norovirus outbreak in a pediatric ICU with multibed rooms. We report the epidemiology, molecular diagnosis, and control. Results: In August and September 2019, an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis affected 13 patients and 26 healthcare workers at an intensive care unit of Roberto Del Río Children’s Hospital, which consists of 22 beds in a multibed-room format. Patients manifested self-limited nondysenteric diarrhea; other symptoms were vomiting (54%) and fever (23%). Healthcare workers reported diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, fever, malaise, and abdominal cramps. The mean age of the patients was 1 year old, all diaper users. The average days of diarrhea in patients was 4 days (2–6 days). There were 87...
Revista chilena de infectología
Introducción C onsiderando la gran variabilidad en la distribución de la resistencia microbiana, ... more Introducción C onsiderando la gran variabilidad en la distribución de la resistencia microbiana, se hace necesario que cada centro de salud genere localmente reportes de datos acumulados de susceptibilidad, con el propósito de guiar las decisiones clínicas y detectar tendencias que permitan establecer medidas para evitar la diseminación de cepas resistentes 1,2. La información generada debe ser lo suficientemente sólida como para permitir comparaciones en el tiempo y entre instituciones de salud, por lo que es importante adoptar metodologías que aseguren la calidad de los resultados. Esta guía tiene como objetivo entregar recomendaciones especificas para el análisis de susceptibilidad antimicrobiana y aportar datos útiles para la elaboración del informe local. Se basó en la revisión del documento "Analysis and Presentation of Cumulative Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Data" del Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) 3. A continuación se mencionan los aspectos más importantes a considerar relacionados con la recolección, procesamiento de los datos, análisis de la información y presentación de los resultados. Recomendaciones para el análisis de datos acumulados de susceptibilidad antimicrobiana en instituciones de salud Comité de Microbiología, Sociedad Chilena de Infectología* Recommendations for the analysis of cumulated data in antimicrobial susceptibility in health institutions Due to the great variability in antimicrobial resistance patterns, local reports of cumulative antimicrobial susceptibility data are necessary in every health center. The purpose is to guide clinical decisions and the early detection of patterns that allow preventive measures to avoid dissemination of resistant strains. The main objective of this guide is to provide recommendations for the analysis of antimicrobial susceptibility data and elaboration of a local report. Recommendations provided in this guide are based on the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) document "Analysis and Presentation of Cumulative Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Data" (3). Key aspects related to information gathering and data processing, analysis and presentation are described.
PLOS ONE
Background Active surveillance is necessary for improving the management and outcome of patients ... more Background Active surveillance is necessary for improving the management and outcome of patients with candidemia. The aim of this study was to describe epidemiologic and clinical features of candidemia in children and adults in tertiary level hospitals in Chile. Methods We conducted a prospective, multicenter, laboratory-based survey study of candidemia in 26 tertiary care hospitals in Chile, from January 2013 to October 2017. Results A total of 780 episodes of candidemia were included, with a median incidence of 0.47/1,000 admissions. Demographic, clinical and microbiological information of 384 cases of candidemia, from 18 hospitals (7,416 beds), was included in this report. One hundred and thirty-four episodes (35%) occurred in pediatric patients and 250 (65%) in adult population. Candida albicans (39%), Candida parapsilosis (30%) and Candida glabrata (10%) were the leading species, with a significant difference in the distribution of species between ages. The use of central venous catheter and antibiotics were the most frequent risk factors in all age groups (> 70%). Three hundred and fifteen strains were studied for antifungal susceptibility; 21 strains (6.6%) were resistant to fluconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, anidulafungin or micafungin. The most commonly used antifungal therapies were fluconazole (39%) and echinocandins (36%). The overall 30-day survival was 74.2%, significantly higher in infants (82%) and children (86%) compared with neonates (72%), adults (71%) and elderly (70%).
Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia, 2017
Enterobacteriaceae are a group of gram-negative rods that can cause serious infections in humans.... more Enterobacteriaceae are a group of gram-negative rods that can cause serious infections in humans. A susceptibility in Klebsiella pneumoniae of 79.4% to piperacillin/tazobactam (PIP/TAZO) is reported in pediatric hospitals in Chile. There is no published data published to date regarding PIP/TAZO susceptibility to other Enterobacteriaceae species in this population. To measure the in vitro PIP/TAZO susceptibility in Enterobacteriaceae isolates from patients in a pediatric hospital in Chile. Descriptive and prospective study of Enterobacteriaceae positive cultures from patients assisting to the "Hospital de niños Roberto del Río" (HRRIO) between January 2013 and August 2014. PIP/TAZO susceptibility was established by gradient diffusion method (E-test®) according to the 2014 CLSI standards. 163 cases were included. The average age was 4 years and 15 days. 70.6% were female. 79.7% of samples were urine cultures. PIP/TAZO susceptibility in Enterobacteriaceae was 95.1% (n = 155)....
American journal of infection control, Aug 15, 2016
Studies have consistently shown that copper alloyed surfaces decrease the burden of microorganism... more Studies have consistently shown that copper alloyed surfaces decrease the burden of microorganisms in health care environments. This study assessed whether copper alloy surfaces decreased hospital-associated infections in pediatric intensive and intermediate care units. Admitted infants were assigned sequentially to a room furnished with or without a limited number of copper alloyed surfaces. Clinical and exposure to intervention data were collected on a daily basis. To avoid counting infections present prior to admission, patients who stayed in the hospital <72 hours were excluded from analysis. Health care-associated infections (HAIs) were confirmed according to protocol definitions. Clinical outcomes from 515 patients were considered in our analysis: 261 patients from the intervention arm of the study, and 254 from the control arm. Crude analysis showed an HAI rate of 10.6 versus 13.0 per 1,000 patient days for copper- and non-copper-exposed patients, respectively, for a crude...
Revista chilena de infectología, 2016
Aspergillus fumigatus mediastinitis in an immunocompetent pediatric patient after heart surgery P... more Aspergillus fumigatus mediastinitis in an immunocompetent pediatric patient after heart surgery Postsurgical aspergillosis occurs primarily in immunocompetent patients whose main predisposing factor is the loss of skin and mucosal integrity during surgery. Local infection tends to be destructive and refractory to treatment and relapses are common. It is important to consider aspergillosis in the differential diagnosis of slowly progressive and destructive surgical site infections with negative bacterial cultures. We present the case of a child who developed Aspergillus fumigatus mediastinitis months after heart surgery.
Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]
We report the first description of a rare catalase-negative strain of Staphylococcus aureus in Ch... more We report the first description of a rare catalase-negative strain of Staphylococcus aureus in Chile. This new variant was isolated from blood and synovial tissue samples of a pediatric patient. Sequencing analysis revealed that this catalase-negative strain is related to ST10 strain, which has earlier been described in relation to S. aureus carriers. Interestingly, sequence analysis of the catalase gene katA revealed presence of a novel nonsense mutation that causes premature translational truncation of the C-terminus of the enzyme leading to a loss of 222 amino acids. Our study suggests that loss of catalase activity in this rare catalase-negative Chilean strain is due to this novel nonsense mutation in the katA gene, which truncates the enzyme to just 283 amino acids.
American Journal of Infection Control, 2015
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Revista chilena de infectologia: organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia
Revista chilena de infectologia: organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia
Revista medica de Chile
Shigella spp is a frequent cause of diarrhea in children. Antimicrobials decrease the duration of... more Shigella spp is a frequent cause of diarrhea in children. Antimicrobials decrease the duration of diarrhea and pathogen excretion. However, the increasing resistance limits their therapeutic value. To study Shigella serotype distribution in the Metropolitan Region in Chile, and its relationship with severity of disease, antimicrobial resistance pattern and clonality. During summer 2004-2005, stool samples from children with diarrhea were collected in Cary Blair transpon medium and cultured. Shigella isolates were serotyped using monoclonal and polyclonal commercial antibodies. In vitro activity of ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, chloramphenicol, cotrimoxazol, nalidixic acid, ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone and azythromycin was determined by minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC). Clonality was studied by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) using Xbal as restriction enzyme. One hundred thirty nine Shigella strains were isolated (77 S sonnei and 62 S flexneri). S sonnei and S ...
Revista chilena de infectología, 2010
Revista chilena de infectología, 2009
Revista chilena de pediatría, 2011