INTERVENCIÓN NUTRICIONAL EN ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS INTESTINALES: MECANISMOS FISIOPATOLÓGICOS, EVIDENCIA CLÍNICA Y ESTRATEGIAS TERAPÉUTICAS ACTUALES
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Intestinal infectious diseases are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in pediatric populations in developing countries. These diseases not only cause acute episodes of diarrhea and dehydration but also perpetuate a vicious cycle of malnutrition, chronic inflammation, and intestinal mucosal dysfunction. In this context, nutritional intervention represents an essential therapeutic tool aimed at the metabolic, structural, and immunological recovery of the bowel, as well as contributing to the restoration of the altered gut microbiota. The gut microbiota plays a key role in digestion, immune modulation, and resistance to pathogens. Diet exerts a determining influence on its composition: fermentable components and polyphenols promote beneficial bacteria that produce short-chain fatty acids, essential for epithelial integrity. In contrast, Western dietary patterns, rich in saturated fats and low in fiber, reduce microbial diversity and promote a chronic inflammatory state in the gut.
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April 21, 2026
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Copyright (c) 2026 Karla Domenica Morales Saquicela, Kevin Salvador Arévalo Goyes, Jorge Roberto Rodas Andrade, Eduardo Andrés Rojas Portéz, Marcos Andrés Calva Torres, Catalina María Hurtado, Samantha Nayeli Minchala García, Noemi Noelia Palacios Caicedo, Camila Valentina Cuesta Buestan, Juan Sebastián Urgilés Beltrán, Ibelice Salome Dután Perez, Diego Martin Reyes Novillo, María Alejandra Mantilla Vicuña, Diana Yamileth González Ortiz, Pablo Segundo Salinas Vázquez, Kevin Ismael Rojas Rojas, Dayana Mishelle Orozco Azuero, Jessica Ximena Humala Rojas, Viviana Elizabeth González Merchán, Niurka Salomé Rojas Avendaño, Andrea Rosana Mogrovejo Avila, Ainhoa Alejandra Guaraca Ortega, Wendy Valentina Mendoza Cajamarca, Dayana Estefania Sacta Rivera, Mercy Daniela Cabrera Vivar, Anabella Inés Zambrano Párrraga, Enma Jacqueline Zambrano Párraga, Anderson Israel Tenezaca Reinoso, Gladys Janneth Peñafiel Ponce, Jordan Smith Colcha González, Luis Alberto Saquicela Espinoza, Gabriela Abigail Campoverde Sigüenza, Evelyn Nathaly Morocho Bustamante, Jacinto Eugenio Pérez Ramírez, Pamela Lissette Pinargote Santana, Jonnathan Paúl Pesántez León, Wilson Javier Mendoza Saeteros, Bryan Antonio Ramón Cáceres, Ivette Denisse Quinteros Sánchez, Susan Karina Ortega Castillo, Juan Francisco Urgiles Rojas, Edith Anahel Morejón Flores, Gustavo Adolfo Espinoza Palomeque, Ana Paulina Inga Macancela, Britney Shamira Macias Zambrano, Nelly Marielena Larrea Semiterra, Omar Segundo Arévalo Goyes, Milagros Valeria González Parra, Juan Manuel González Cárdenas, Esteban Leonardo Coronel Coello, Kerly Monserrath Pinos Larrea, Juan Sebastián Crespo Domínguez, Camila Raquel González González, Larisa Araceli Hurtado Flores, María José Quevedo, Angie Patricia Mogrovejo Coronel, Luis Holguer Idrovo Becerra, Jennifer Mariuxi Álvarez Avendaño; Juan Carlos Santillán Lima
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INTERVENCIÓN NUTRICIONAL EN ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS INTESTINALES: MECANISMOS FISIOPATOLÓGICOS, EVIDENCIA CLÍNICA Y ESTRATEGIAS TERAPÉUTICAS ACTUALES. (2026). In INFECTOLOGÍA CLÍNICA TOMO 3 (pp. 155-164). Puerto Madero Editorial Académica. https://doi.org/10.55204/pmea.128.c199
