在西班牙免疫力低下的儿童及其物中进行动物性传染病查
Paula Garcia-Sanchez1,2,3, David Romero-Trancón2, Iker Falces-Romero4,5
1Pediatric Emergency Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Frontiers in veterinary science
|August 7, 2024
概括
免疫力低下的孩子和物显示病原体暴露,但共享殖民是罕见的. 狗和猫在这个群体中具有较低的动物性传染风险.
科学领域:
- 兽医医学 兽医医学 兽医医学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
背景情况:
- 物为儿童提供社会情感上的好处.
- 免疫受损的个体面临着动物传播疾病的风险增加.
研究的目的:
- 评估从物狗和猫传播至免疫受损儿童的动物性传染风险.
- 评估儿童和他们的物中感染和殖民的流行程度.
主要方法:
- 一项前性研究涉及74名免疫受损儿童 (<20岁) 和他们的92只物 (狗/猫).
- 通过便研究,细菌擦拭物,血液PCR和患者和物的血清学测试来评估殖民和/或感染.
- 评估了潜在的动物传染病发生情况.
主要成果:
- 44.6%的患者和31.5%的物对各种药物有阳性结果.
- 物便样本显示出细菌,寄生虫和肝炎E病毒 (18.4%).
- 在物和儿童之间没有观察到共享殖民,除了一个胚胎囊病例.
结论:
- 在免疫功能低下的儿童和他们的物中检测到动物性传染剂的暴露.
- 共享的殖民事件是最小的,这表明传播风险低.
- 在这个队列中,狗和猫似乎对免疫功能低下的儿科患者具有较低的动物传播风险.
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