Vol. 35 No. 2 (2018): April
Short Communication

Prevalence and antimicrobial behavior of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in children with diarrhea in Loja city, Ecuador

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  • Rosa Simaluiza,
  • Zorayda Toledo,
  • Heriberto Fernández
Rosa Simaluiza
Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja
Zorayda Toledo
Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja
Heriberto Fernández
Universidad Austral de Chile

Published 2018-05-13

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Simaluiza R, Toledo Z, Fernández H. Prevalence and antimicrobial behavior of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in children with diarrhea in Loja city, Ecuador. Rev. Chilena. Infectol. [Internet]. 2018 May 13 [cited 2025 Nov. 12];35(2). Available from: https://revinf.cl/index.php/revinf/article/view/86

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Abstract

Introduction: Campylobacter is an important agent of diarrhea in humans. In Ecuador, the information on Campylobacter is scarce and there are not antecedents about antimicrobial susceptibility. Objective: To describe Campylobacter prevalence in children with diarrhea and their behavior against five antimicrobials in vitro. Method: We studied 253 children with diarrhea aging 7 months to 9 years who consulted for diarrhea in two hospitals in the city of Loja. Fecal samples were cultured and identification by tests by phenotypic tests and multiplex PCR. Susceptibility to 5 antibiotics was determined by the disc-diffusion method. Results: Campylobacter was found in 16 (6.3%) children, being C. jejuni the most frequent one (5.1%), followed by C. coli (1.2%). All strains were susceptible to gentamicin and ampicillin/clavulanic acid, being found low resistance to ampicillin and erythromycin and high resistance to ciprofloxacin.
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