A RARE CASE OF MIXED INFECTION IN A CHILD: YERSINIOSIS-ASTROVIRUS ENTERITIS

• Main Authors: E. D. Vlkova, I. T. Todorov, M. D. Gospodinova
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Ltd. “The National Academy of Pediatric Science and Innovation” 2018-11-01
• Series: Rossijskij Vestnik Perinatologii i Pediatrii
• Subjects: children; intestinal yersiniosis; astrovirus; mixed infection; mezadenitis; course; antibiotic therapy
• Online Access: https://www.ped-perinatology.ru/jour/article/view/731

Intestinal yersiniosis is a sporadic disease for the Republic of Bulgaria, and mixed forms of infection with other pathogens are extremely rare, they occur in severe form with progressive dehydration and development of different complications. Purpose: to present a clinical case of mixed infection – enteritis – caused by Yersinia enterocolitica and Astrovirus, in a 1-year old child hospitalized with acute diarrheal syndrome of infectious genesis to the Varna Hospital for Infectious Diseases. The study used clinico-epidemiological, laboratory data and information from medical documentation. Results. The patient was diagnosed with enteritis caused by Yersinia enterocolitica and Astrovirus, a mixed form of infection. As a result of the treatment, the child quickly recovered, and the control fecal samples did not give rise to pathogenic bacteria and did not show the presence of viral antigens. Conclusion: mixed infections caused by intestinal pathogens represent an actual problem and they are an object of scientific research. We described the clinical case of a mixed infection with a normal course in a medium-severe form, without complications, and it resulted in complete recovery of the patient after a 5-day course of antibiotic therapy.