Influence of the rapid rotavirus - adenovirus test and positive inflammatory reaction test on the prescription of antibiotics in children under 5 years of age with acute diarrhea

Abstract

An investigation was conducted in an EsSalud hospital in Trujillo, Perú between March 2017 and April 2018, to determine whether the use of the rotavirus-adenovirus rapid test and positive inflammatory reaction test influences or does not influence the prescription of antibiotics to children under 5 years of age. Acute diarrhea. The study was of the prospective cohort type. The sample consisted of two groups: (A) with 79 children (in whom the test of positive inflammatory reaction in feaces was applied) and (B) with 79 children (with test of positive inflammatory reaction in feaces and use of the rapid test rotavirus - adenovirus), the prescription or non-antibiotics in each group was analyzed. The technique used was that of the documentary analysis, with laboratory data and automated clinical history recorded in a data collection form to be processed and analyzed with statistical tests. Among the main results was the decrease in statistically significant antibiotic prescription (p=0,001) in the population.