2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/138962In this paper we evaluate the topological index of periodic solutions otained via the Malkin-Loud bifurcation result. Incidentally, we do not assume that the perturbation is differentiale.Accepted to Math. Nachr., Vol. 281, (2008), No. 1Classical Analysis and ODEs34C25; 34A34; 34D10; 47H11; 47H14A continuation principle for a class of periodically perturbed autonomous systemstext