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This systematic review describes herpes zoster (HZ) economic burden in terms of healthcare resource use and cost outcomes in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. We searched online databases from 1 January 2000 to 20 February 2020 to identify eligible publications. We identified 23 publications that reported direct costs, indirect costs, and resources associated with HZ and its complications. The primary direct medical resources reported in the different studies were visits to doctors, transportation, days in the hospital, nursing, medication schedules, and physical therapy. Direct total costs per patient ranged from $99.99 to $4177.91. The highest cost was found in Brazil. Direct costs are, in average, 81.39% higher than indirect costs. The cost per patient that includes postherpetic neuralgia treatment is 115% higher on average for the directs and 73% for the indirect costs. Brazil reported a higher total cost per patient than Argentina and Mexico, while for indirect costs per patient, Brazil and Argentina had higher costs than Mexico, respectively. A meta-analysis on the number of days due to HZ hospitalization, performed on non-immunosuppressed patients over 65 years of age from three studies, resulted in a cumulative measure of 4.5 days of hospitalization. In the LAC region, the economic burden of HZ and associated complications is high, particularly among high-risk populations and older age groups. Preventative strategies such as vaccination could help avoid or reduce the HZ-associated disease economic burden in the LAC region.

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The coronavirus disease 2019 Living OVerview of Evidence (COVID-19 L·OVE) is a public repository and classification platform for COVID-19 articles. The repository contains more than 430,000 articles as of September 20, 2021 and intends to provide a one-stop shop for COVID-19 evidence. Considering that systematic reviews conduct high-quality searches, this study assesses the comprehensiveness and currency of the repository against the total number of studies in a representative sample of COVID-19 systematic reviews. METHODS: Our sample was generated from all the studies included in the systematic reviews of COVID-19 published during April 2021. We estimated the comprehensiveness of COVID-19 L·OVE repository by determining how many of the individual studies in the sample were included in the COVID-19 L·OVE repository. We estimated the currency as the percentage of studies that was available in the COVID-19 L·OVE repository at the time the systematic reviews conducted their own search. RESULTS: We identified 83 eligible systematic reviews that included 2,132 studies. COVID-19 L·OVE had an overall comprehensiveness of 99.67% (2,125/2,132). The overall currency of the repository, that is, the proportion of articles that would have been obtained if the search of the reviews was conducted in COVID-19 L·OVE instead of searching the original sources, was 96.48% (2,057/2,132). Both the comprehensiveness and the currency were 100% for randomized trials (82/82). CONCLUSION: The COVID-19 L·OVE repository is highly comprehensive and current. Using this repository instead of traditional manual searches in multiple databases can save a great amount of work to people conducting systematic reviews and would improve the comprehensiveness and timeliness of evidence syntheses. This tool is particularly important for supporting living evidence synthesis processes.

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Autonomous navigation in mining tunnels is challenging due to the lack of satellite positioning signals and visible natural landmarks that could be exploited by ranging systems. Solutions requiring stable power feeds for locating beacons and transmitters are not accepted because of accidental damage risks and safety requirements. Hence, this work presents an autonomous navigation approach based on artificial passive landmarks, whose geometry has been optimized in order to ensure drift-free localization of mobile units typically equipped with lidar scanners. The main contribution of the approach lies in the design and optimization of the landmarks that, combined with scan matching techniques, provide a reliable pose estimation in modern smoothly bored mining tunnels. A genetic algorithm is employed to optimize the landmarks' geometry and positioning, thus preventing that the localization problem becomes ill-posed. The proposed approach is validated both in simulation and throughout a series of experiments with an industrial skid-steer CAT 262C robotic excavator, showing the feasibility of the approach with inexpensive passive and low-maintenance landmarks. The results show that the optimized triangular and symmetrical landmarks improve the positioning accuracy by 87.5% per 100 m traveled compared to the accuracy without landmarks. The role of optimized artificial landmarks in the context of modern smoothly bored mining tunnels should not be understated. The results confirm that without the optimized landmarks, the localization error accumulates due to odometry drift and that, contrary to the general intuition or belief, natural tunnel features alone are not sufficient for unambiguous localization. Therefore, the proposed approach ensures grid-based SLAM techniques can be implemented to successfully navigate in smoothly bored mining tunnels.

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Disease surveillance data are needed to monitor trends in disease activity, inform decision-making in public health and evaluate disease prevention/control measures. The Sistema Regional de Vacunas (SIREVA) supports laboratory-based surveillance of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in Latin American countries, providing information on identification, distribution, and anti-microbial susceptibility of pneumococcal strains. We estimated the proportion of pneumococcal meningitis and sepsis/bacteremia cases captured by SIREVA, by comparing the number of SIREVA-reported isolates in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico with the estimated expected number of cases based on regional estimates of disease incidence. In all six countries, the number of isolates reported by SIREVA was consistently lower than the number of cases expected, across all years with data available. The proportion of SIREVA-reported isolates was highest in Chile (43-83%) and lowest in Mexico (1.4-3.5%). Passive surveillance systems such as SIREVA are important tools for monitoring circulating strains that could be related to pneumococcal disease, but our results show that SIREVA is likely to underestimate pneumococcal disease incidence. This under-reporting will limit the precision of surveillance data in monitoring changes in the incidence of IPD after vaccine introduction, and this should be considered when assessing the impact of vaccination programs.

PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARYWhat is the context?Infectious disease surveillance is an important epidemiological tool to monitor the health of a population.Surveillence can be used to detect trends in disease activity and to trigger disease control measures.In Latin America, the SIREVA surveillance system monitors occurrence of bacterial pneumonia, sepsis/bacteremia and meningitis.However, passive surveillence systems may understimate disease occurrence.What is new?We compared the number of isolates of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), specifically meningitis and sepsis/bacteremia, in children aged <5 years reported in SIREVA data in six countries in Latin America with the expected number of cases based on regional estimates of IPD incidence.Our results show that the number of isolates reported by SIREVA was consistently lower than the estimated number of cases, across all six countries and all the years available.The percent difference between SIREVA-reported isolates and estimated number of cases was variable between countries, ranging from 43-83% in chile to 1.4-3.5% in Mexico.What is the impact?Passive surveillance systems such as SIREVA are important tools for monitoring disease incidence, but they are likely to underestimate pneumococcal disease occrruence.This under-reporting will limit the precision of surveillance data in monitoring changes in disease incidence after vaccine introduction, and this needs to be considered when assessing vaccine impact.

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The epidemiology and burden of Herpes Zoster (HZ) are largely unknown, and there are no recent reviews summarizing the available evidence from the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to characterize the epidemiology and burden of HZ in LAC. Bibliographic databases and grey literature sources were consulted to find studies published (January 2000 -February 2020) with epidemiological endpoints: cumulative incidence and incidence density (HZ cases per 100,000 person-years), prevalence, case-fatality rates, HZ mortality, hospitalization rates, and rates of each HZ complication. Twenty-six studies were included with most studies coming from Brazil. No studies reported the incidence of HZ in the general population. In population at higher risk, the cumulative incidence ranged from 318-3,423 cases of HZ per 100,000 persons per year of follow-up. The incidence density was 6.4-36.5 cases per 1,000 person-years. Age was identified as a major risk factor towards HZ incidence which increase significantly in people >50 years of age. Hospitalization rates ranged from 3%-35.7%. The in-hospital HZ mortality rate ranged from 0%-36%. Overall, HZ mortality rates were found to be higher in females across all age groups and countries. The incidence of HZ complications (such as post-herpetic neuralgia, ophthalmic herpes zoster, and Ramsay Hunt syndrome) was higher in the immunosuppressed compared to the immunocompetent population. Acyclovir was the most frequently used therapy. Epidemiological data from Ministry of Health databases (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile y Mexico) and Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's Global Burden of Disease project reported stable rates of hospitalizations and deaths over the last 10 years. High-risk groups for HZ impose a considerable burden in LAC. They could benefit from directed healthcare initiatives, including adult immunization, to prevent HZ occurrence and its complications.

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Background: Human respiratory physiology changes significantly in high altitude settings and these changes are particularly marked during sleep. It is estimated that 170 million people live above 2,500 m in environments where normal sleep parameters differ from those established at sea level or low altitude. Methods: We conducted a systematic review of publications reporting sleep studies in healthy children living at high altitude. For this purpose, data from PubMed, EMBASE, SciELO and Epistemomikos bases were retrieved up to August 2021. Results: Six articles met specified inclusion criteria; all reporting data were from South America involving 245 children (404 sleep studies) in children aged 0.6 months to 18 years, at altitudes between 2,560 to 3,775 m. The main results were: (1) Central apnea index decreased as the age increased. (2) The obstructive apnea/hypopnea index showed a bimodal profile with an increase in young infants up to age of 4 months, decreasing to 15 months of age, and then a second peak in children aged 4 to 9 years of age, dropping in older schoolchildren and adolescents. (3) Periodic breathing in the first months of life is more marked with increasing altitude and decreases with age. Conclusions: There are few studies of sleep physiology in children living at high altitude. The international parameters defining normal apnea indices currently used at low altitude cannot be applied to high altitude settings. The interpretation of sleep studies in children living at high altitude is complex because there are important developmental changes across childhood and a wide range of altitude locations. More normative data are required to determine thresholds for respiratory pathology at a variety of high altitude settings.

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Introduction: Evidence on the interchangeability between the two pediatric pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) - pneumococcal non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae protein D-conjugate vaccine (PHiD-CV) and 13-valent PCV (PCV13) - is limited but growing. We performed a systematic literature review to summarize evidence for PHiD-CV/PCV13 interchangeability regarding immunogenicity, safety, and effectiveness against pneumococcal disease. Areas covered: Seven records disclosing results from six studies on PHiD-CV/PCV13 interchangeability were identified. Four clinical trials showed that mixed schedules with a PHiD-CV-to-PCV13 switch at boosting or a PCV13-to-PHiD-CV switch during priming or at boosting were immunogenic with no apparent safety concerns. Two observational studies in the context of a programmatic PHiD-CV-to-PCV13 switch showed similarly high effectiveness against overall invasive pneumococcal disease with a mixed PHiD-CV/PCV13 schedule and a PCV13-only schedule. No effectiveness data for a PCV13-to-PHiD-CV switch and no immunogenicity/safety/effectiveness data for a PHiD-CV-to-PCV13 switch during priming were found. Expert opinion: For epidemiological or programmatic reasons, several local/national authorities have switched PCVs in their immunization programs. Consequently, children have received mixed schedules. Although herd immunity may obscure the individual effect, the limited data are reassuring. Additional evidence from these settings - especially effectiveness or impact data - may provide the necessary information for authorities to make informed decisions on interchanging PCVs.

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RESUMEN Objetivo Determinar el impacto percibido en la salud de los mineros artesanales del municipio de Quinchía (Colombia) por el uso de mercurio y cianuro en el proceso de amalgamiento de oro. Métodos Investigación cuantitativa, descriptiva, en una muestra de 28 mineros activos expuestos a cianuro y mercurio. Se caracterizó el proceso de amalgamiento de oro, se realizó una encuesta de percepción de síntomas y se efectuaron exámenes de laboratorio para detectar la concentración de mercurio y cianuro en la sangre. Resultados El 50% de los mineros llevan en el oficio entre 21 y 30 años, con una exposición de 2,6 horas/día al mercurio y cianuro. El 33% de los mineros presentan niveles de concentración de mercurio en la sangre entre 4 y 4,9 microgramos por litro (μg/L) y refieren síntomas en los sistemas nervioso y digestivo. Los resultados de cianuro en la sangre fueron negativos. Conclusiones Las concentraciones de mercurio en la sangre se asocian con el tiempo en el oficio, horas de exposición al mercurio y percepción de síntomas. Los resultados de cianuro en la sangre no son coincidentes con los síntomas referidos por los mineros. Pese a que, se reconoce la toxicidad de estas sustancias químicas, aún se emplean métodos tradicionales y prohibidos sin tener en cuenta los protocolos de seguridad y el uso de elementos de protección adecuados. Los mineros constantemente están expuestos a procedimientos que implican riesgos para la salud; refieren síntomas no diagnosticados y que podrían afectar el organismo a largo plazo. No se adoptan medidas de prevención y promoción.(AU)

ABSTRACT Objective Determine the Perceived Impact on the Artisanal Miner's Health from Quinchía's Municipality (Colombia) by the Use of Cyanide and Mercury in the Amalgamation Process of Gold. Methods Quantitative, descriptive research in a sample of 28 active miners exposed to cyanide and mercury. The process of gold amalgamation was characterized, a survey of symptom perception was carried out and laboratory tests were carried out to detect the concentration of mercury and cyanide in blood. Results 50% of the miners are in the trade between 21 and 30 years, with an exposure of 2.6 hours/day to mercury and cyanide. 33% of miners have levels of mercury concentration in blood between 4-4.9 micrograms per liter (μg/L), as well as refer to symptoms in the nervous and digestive systems. The results of cyanide in blood are negative. Conclusions Blood mercury concentrations are associated with time in the trade, hours of exposure to mercury and perception of symptoms. The results of cyanide in blood are not coincident with the symptoms reported by the miners. Although the toxicity of these chemical substances is recognized, traditional and prohibited methods are still used without taking into account safety protocols and the use of appropriate protection elements. Miners are constantly exposed to procedures that involve health risks, refer undiagnosed symptoms and that could affect the organism in the long term. Prevention and promotion measures are not adopted.(AU)

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BACKGROUND: Skin cancer incidence has increased over the last years, becoming a major public health problem. OBJECTIVE: To describe the awareness, behavior and attitudes concerning sun exposure among beachgoers in the northern coast of Peru. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study in the Pimentel beach, Peru. The "Beach Questionnaire" was used and we surveyed all the beachgoers from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from March 5 to March 19. For the statistical analysis, sun exposure habits, sunburns history, knowledge, attitudes and practices were crossed with sex using the chi2 test. RESULTS: We surveyed 410 beachgoers, the most frequent phototype was type III (40.5%). Only the 13.66% of the respondents correctly answered the seven knowledge questions related to sun exposure and skin cancer. Men more frequently agreed that "when they are tanned their clothes looks nicer" (p = 0.048). Likewise, regarding the questions "Sunbathing is relaxing" and "Sunbathing improves my mood", men agreed or totally agreed with more frequency than women (63.64% vs. 46.15%, p < 0.001; and 61.36% vs 49.15%, p = 0.014, respectively). Regarding sun protection practices, women more frequently used sunshade (p = 0.001) and sunscreen (SPF ≥ 15) (p < 0.001) when compared to the male group. CONCLUSION: Sun exposure is a potentially preventable risk factor for skin cancer. Thus, awareness of the risks of UVR overexposure and adequate sun-protective behaviors and attitudes are essential. Our results, however, are not as favorable as expected. Public health efforts should encourage sun-safety precautions and intervention campaigns should be carried out in recreational settings, such as the beaches.

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OBJECTIVE: Determine the Perceived Impact on the Artisanal Miner's Health from Quinchía's Municipality (Colombia) by the Use of Cyanide and Mercury in the Amalgamation Process of Gold. METHODS: Quantitative, descriptive research in a sample of 28 active miners exposed to cyanide and mercury. The process of gold amalgamation was characterized, a survey of symptom perception was carried out and laboratory tests were carried out to detect the concentration of mercury and cyanide in blood. RESULTS: 50% of the miners are in the trade between 21 and 30 years, with an exposure of 2.6 hours/day to mercury and cyanide. 33% of miners have levels of mercury concentration in blood between 4-4.9 micrograms per liter (µg/L), as well as refer to symptoms in the nervous and digestive systems. The results of cyanide in blood are negative. CONCLUSIONS: Blood mercury concentrations are associated with time in the trade, hours of exposure to mercury and perception of symptoms. The results of cyanide in blood are not coincident with the symptoms reported by the miners. Although the toxicity of these chemical substances is recognized, traditional and prohibited methods are still used without taking into account safety protocols and the use of appropriate protection elements. Miners are constantly exposed to procedures that involve health risks, refer undiagnosed symptoms and that could affect the organism in the long term. Prevention and promotion measures are not adopted.

OBJETIVO: Determinar el impacto percibido en la salud de los mineros artesanales del municipio de Quinchía (Colombia) por el uso de mercurio y cianuro en el proceso de amalgamiento de oro. MÉTODOS: Investigación cuantitativa, descriptiva, en una muestra de 28 mineros activos expuestos a cianuro y mercurio. Se caracterizó el proceso de amalgamiento de oro, se realizó una encuesta de percepción de síntomas y se efectuaron exámenes de laboratorio para detectar la concentración de mercurio y cianuro en la sangre. RESULTADOS: El 50% de los mineros llevan en el oficio entre 21 y 30 años, con una exposición de 2,6 horas/día al mercurio y cianuro. El 33% de los mineros presentan niveles de concentración de mercurio en la sangre entre 4 y 4,9 microgramos por litro (µg/L) y refieren síntomas en los sistemas nervioso y digestivo. Los resultados de cianuro en la sangre fueron negativos. CONCLUSIONES: Las concentraciones de mercurio en la sangre se asocian con el tiempo en el oficio, horas de exposición al mercurio y percepción de síntomas. Los resultados de cianuro en la sangre no son coincidentes con los síntomas referidos por los mineros. Pese a que, se reconoce la toxicidad de estas sustancias químicas, aún se emplean métodos tradicionales y prohibidos sin tener en cuenta los protocolos de seguridad y el uso de elementos de protección adecuados. Los mineros constantemente están expuestos a procedimientos que implican riesgos para la salud; refieren síntomas no diagnosticados y que podrían afectar el organismo a largo plazo. No se adoptan medidas de prevención y promoción.

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BACKGROUND: National pediatric vaccination programs have been introduced in Latin America (LatAm) to reduce the burden of diseases due to pathogens such as rotavirus, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and pneumococcus. Vaccination health benefits may extend to unvaccinated populations by reducing pathogen transmission. Understanding herd effect is important for implementation and assessment of vaccination programs. The objective was to conduct a systematic review of published epidemiological evidence of herd effect with Hib, rotavirus and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) in LatAm. METHODS: Searches were conducted in PubMed, Virtual Health Library (VHL), SciELO and SCOPUS databases, for studies reporting data on herd effect from Hib, rotavirus and PCV vaccination in LatAm, without age restriction. Searches were limited to articles published in English, Spanish or Portuguese (1990-2016). After screening and full-text review, articles meeting the selection criteria were included to be critically appraised following criteria for observational and interventional studies. The presence of a herd effect was defined as a significant decrease in incidence of disease, hospitalization, or mortality. RESULTS: 3,465 unique articles were identified, and 23 were included (Hib vaccine n = 5, PCV n = 8, rotavirus vaccine n = 10). Most studies included children and/or adolescents (age range varied between studies). Studies in adults, including older adults (aged > 65 years), were limited. Few studies reported statistically significant reductions in disease incidence in age groups not targeted for vaccination. Hib-confirmed meningitis hospitalization decreased in children but herd effect could not be quantified. Some evidence of herd effect was identified for PCV and rotavirus vaccine in unvaccinated children. Evidence for herd effects due to PCV in adults was limited. CONCLUSION: After introduction of Hib, PCV and rotavirus vaccination in LatAm, reductions in morbidity/mortality have been reported in children not targeted for vaccination. However, due to methodological limitations (e.g. short post-vaccination periods and age range studied), there is currently insufficient evidence to quantify the herd effect in adult populations. More research and higher quality surveillance is needed to characterize herd effect of these vaccines in LatAm.

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Resumen El miedo y la ansiedad de los niños por el tratamiento dental pueden conducir a dificultades en el manejo de la conducta por parte del profesional, lo cual puede ser una barrera para el éxito del tratamiento dental. Los niños no cooperadores pueden necesitar recibir tratamiento dental bajo sedación, la que se indica cuando la guía de comportamiento no farmacológico no tiene éxito. Existen ensayos controlados aleatorios que comparan diferentes protocolos sedantes para procedimientos dentales; sin embargo, la evidencia de superioridad de una forma sobre otra es débil. El objetivo del presente estudio es evaluar el efecto sedativo de Midazolam por vía subcutánea, con y sin ketamina, en procedimientos odontológicos realizados en pacientes pediátricos no cooperadores. Se llevó a cabo un ensayo clínico aleatorizado, cruzado, con cegamiento simple, en 13 niños (10 del género masculino y 3 del femenino) de 19 a 48 meses de edad, ASA I y comportamiento Frankl I. Los dos métodos se aplicaron en el mismo paciente, y el orden de los mismos fue asignado aleatoriamente, para las dos citas de tratamiento. En cada sesión se evaluaron: el comportamiento general del paciente, los movimientos corporales y el llanto, por medio de la escala de Houpt modificada. Además, se monitorearon la frecuencia cardíaca y la saturación de oxígeno por medio de un oxímetro de pulso.

Abstract Children's fear and anxiety about dental treatment can lead to difficulties in the behavior management by the practitioner, which can be a barrier to successful dental treatment. Non cooperative children may need dental treatment under sedation, which is indicated when the non-pharmacological behavioral guidance is unsuccessful. There are randomized controlled trials comparing different sedative protocols for dental procedures; however, evidence of superiority from one form over another is weak. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the sedative effect of midazolam subcutaneously, with and without ketamine, on dental procedures performed in non-cooperative pediatric patients. A randomized, crossover clinical trial with single blinding was performed in 13 children (10 males and 3 females) from 19 to 48 months of age, ASA I and Frankl I behavior. The two methods were applied in the same patient, and the order of the same was assigned randomly, for the two treatment appointments. In each session were evaluated the patient's general behavior, body movements and crying through the modified Houpt scale. In addition, heart rate and oxygen saturation were monitored by means of a pulse oximeter.

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This study quantifies the impact of Heptavalent-Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV7) in Panama on indigenous children younger than 5 years old, based on clinical pneumonia cases. This study demonstrates a significant 41.2% reduction in hospitalizations and 38.6% reduction in referrals for pneumonia following the introduction of PCV7. Burden of disease from pneumonia appears reduced in the ≤12-month- and 13-to-24-month-old groups.

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In Panama, the last endemic cases of measles occurred in 1995. In this paper, we report four cases of imported measles in three girls and one boy after they returned from a trip to Poland and Israel between 28 April and 11 May 2011. The etiologic diagnosis of the four cases was confirmed by detection of IgM antibodies against measles virus and positive polymerase chain reaction using measles-specific primers. All cases had genotype D4 with close genetic similarity to virus reported from Poland. Public health interventions included isolation of the cases in their homes and an extensive search for and vaccination of contacts of the four cases, regardless of their vaccination status. A nationwide vaccination campaign was also implemented after the first case was identified. A total of 70,950 measles vaccine doses were administered in Panama in the two months following the identification of these cases. In addition, 94,179 persons were confirmed to have their immunization schedule up-to-date and did not receive the vaccine. No secondary cases were detected in Panama in the following six months.

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Antecedentes: Las fracturas intertrocantéricas son fracturas extracapsulares de la porción proximal del fémur que envuelve el área entre el trocánter mayor y el menor, representan cerca de la mitad de las fracturas del fémur proximal. La incidencia de las fracturas intertrocantéricas depende del sexo y la raza. El diagnóstico de fractura de cadera puede ser fácilmente establecido a través de una historia clínica, examen físico y estudio radiográfico. Actualmente es raro utilizar el tratamiento conservador, por ello la mayoría son tratadas de manera quirúrgica. El tornillo dinámico condileo fue diseñado para el fémur distal pero con el tiempo se encontró su utilidad en el tratamiento de fracturas del fémur proximal. Objetivo: Determinar la proporción y las características del manejo de fracturas intertrocantéricas de cadera Tronzo V con tornillo dinámico condíleo. Sujetos y métodos: Estudio descriptivo transversal en pacientes con diagnóstico de fractura intertrocantéricade cadera Tronzo V ingresados en las salas de ortopedia en el periodo de enero 2010 a junio 2011. Se utilizó un instrumento para recolectar información sociodemográfica y clínica a partir del expediente clínico. Los resultados se presentan como frecuencias y porcentajes. Resultados: Se registraron 18 pacientes, edad promedio 75.7 años, 66.7% (12) eran mujeres. En todos los casos se logró fijar la fractura. Solamente 4 (22.2%) presentaron complicaciones post-operatorias con este implante. Conclusión: El tornillo dinámico condileo permite reducir los costos, acelera la intervención temprana y brinda un manejo oportuno de la lesión del paciente...

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Objetivo: Determinar los virus asociados a gastroenteritis aguda en niños de 1 mes a 15 años de edad admitidos al Hospital del Niño de Panamá durante los meses de septiembre 2009 a junio 2010. Material y métodos: Estudio descriptivo. Fueron seleccionados al azar sujetos menores de 15 años admitidos con diagnóstico de gastroenteritis aguada de origen comunitario. Las muestras de heces fueron sometidas a estudios microbiológicos, parapsicológicos y pruebas de ELISA para rotavirus, norovirus, astrovirus y adenovirus. Resultados: Se analizaron 180 muestras de heces. Se identificó uno o más agentes virales en 52.2% de las muestras analizadas, siendo el rotavirus y el norovirus los más frecuentes tanto de forma individual en confecciones. No se demostró diferencias estadísticamente significativas en la duración de los síntomas, frecuencia de las evacuaciones diarreas, días de hospitalización, síntomas , ni distribución por grupo etario. Se indicaron antibióticos en más de la mitad de los casos. Conclusiones: Este es el primer estudio que señala la frecuencia de virus enteritos en población pediátrica panameña y refleja la necesidad de ampliar la vigilancia epidemiológica a otros agentes virales dada la carga de enfermedad, coste de uso inadecuado de antibióticos , y probable modificación de la epidemiología de la enfermedad diarrea en niños.

Objective: to determine the viruses associated to acute gastroenteritis in children from one month to 15 years of age admitted at Hospital del Niño from September 2009 through June 2010. Material and methods: Descriptive study. Subjects younger than 15 years of age with a diagnosis of acute gastroenteritis originated in their community were randomly selected. The stool samples were submitted to microbiological and parasitological studies, and ELISA testing for rotavirus, norovirus, astrovirus and adenovirus. Results: 180 stool samples were analyzed. One or more viral agents were identified in 52% of the analyzed samples, with rotavirus and norovirus resulting in the most frequently identified both individually and in co-infections. No statistically significant differences were found in the duration of the symptoms , frequency of the diarrheic bowel movements, days of hospitalization, symptoms, or age group. Antibiotics were prescribed in more that half of the cases.