Microbiological diagnoses in a pediatric gyneco-obstetric hospital. A single center report Original Research

Abstract

Introduction: The identification of pathogenic microorganisms is a key element in making clinical decisions and formulating strategies for the prevention and control of infectious processes that affect the pediatric population. The objective of the present study was to carry out a microbiological epidemiological profile in a pediatric hospital in Quito-Ecuador.

Methods: This is a retrospective observational study of microbiological reports of children treated at the Luz Elena Arismendi Pediatric Gyneco-Obstetric Hospital in Quito between January and December 2020.

Results: A total of 102 reports of positive cultures from the pediatric population were included in the study. Enterococcus faecalis 16/102 cases (15.69%), Staphylococcus aureus 16/102 cases (15.69%), Escherichia coli 14/102 cases (13.72%), Klebsiella pneumonia 13/102 cases (12.75%), and Staphylococcus epidermidis 13/102 cases (12.75%) explained the higher prevalence of the group. The months with the highest microbiological reports were June and November. There were 51 positive blood cultures, 14 for Enterococcus faecalis, 10 for Staphylococcus aureus, 10 cases, and 9 cases of various coagulase morphologies. At the level of cerebrospinal fluid, there were 11 positive reports with a prevalence of Staphylococcus epidermidis in almost 7 cases and Staphylococcus aureus in 4 cases. At the level of urine cultures, 12 cases were positive: Escherichia coli, 4 cases; Klebsiella oxytoca, 3 cases; and Klebsiella pneumoniae, 3 cases.

Conclusion: This report has similarities with Latin American reports in the prevalence of Staphylococcus and Escherichia coli. Continuity is required in the entire report. There were no multi-resistant cases.