Study of enteropathogens in the infantile population of the sanitary area of the University Hospital of Valladolid

Abstract

Virological and bacteriological results from 426 stool samples analyzed in the Microbiology Laboratory of the University Hospital (Valladolid) during the period February through October 1989, are presented. The prevalence of rotavirus, adenovirus and enteropathogen bacteria are 4.9 %, 0.2 % and 18.3 %. Salmonella ententidis (7,3 %) and Campylobacter jejuni (7,3 %) are the more frequent bacteria isolated. No seasonal variations were seen for rotavirus and adenovirus, but the prevalence of enteropathogenic bacteria was very marked in the hot dry months of the year.