Identificación de los principales gérmenes que causan gastroenteritis en pacientes pediátricos

Abstract

Pediatric gastroenteritis is an infection produced by the gastrointestinal tract; It presents different clinical pictures, where the most frequent is diarrhea. The objective of this study was to identify the main germs that cause gastroenteritis and the conditions that these cause in pediatric patients by means of a bibliographic review. The germs that cause pediatric gastroenteritis are viruses, bacteria and parasites, the main routes of transmission being ano-hand-mouth, also contaminated food and water; the pathologies and infections that these present are of great importance because they are the main reasons for medical attention, since they represent a very common condition in pediatric patients, where these germs cause acute pancreatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic diarrhea and other pathologies gastrointestinal In conclusion, pediatric gastroenteritis is a disease that presents a high level of morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients, it usually presents pathologies according to the pediatric age groups that range from 0 to 18 years (neonates, infants, preschool, school and adolescents ) which will be influenced by various factors such as diet, diarrheal syndrome, mishandling and consumption of contaminated food, deficiency of sanitary measures and requirements, insufficient weight and environmental conditions surrounding pediatric individuals.