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- Title
THE INFLUENCE OF AGE ON INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN REGARDING PNEUMONIA.
- Authors
Oprean, Denisa; Ailincăi-Maxim, Cezara-Nicole; Man, Lidia
- Abstract
Background: Pneumonia is an acute respiratory infection of pulmonary parenchyma that can be caused by microbial pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, or fungi. The pulmonary alveoli are full of fluids and pus, and this results in clinical symptoms such as difficulty breathing, cough, and altered status. Objective: Analyze age-related differences in the clinical presentation of pneumonia. Notice the influence of age on the hospital admission status. Identify age-specific risk factors predisposing infants and young children to pneumonia, including prematurity, comorbidities, and environmental background. Material and methods: This study is retrospective and observational, including all patients diagnosed with pneumonia who were admitted at the Pediatrics 1 Clinic of the County Emergency Hospital Targu Mures between 2018 and 2020, aged between 1 month and 3 years. The research included collecting data from the medical record, background, and personal data such as gender, current age, and gestational age. Results: In this study, 131 patients with a mean age of 12.66 months were enrolled. Of these, 60 patients (45.80%), were young children while 71 patients (54.20%) were infants. Among the young children group, 33 (25.19%) were born prematurely, while in the infants group only 23 (17.56%). The hospital admission status was influenced by age (p=0.0119) resulting in more young children (31.30%) with an altered status than infants (25.19%), this category representing 74 patients out of the entire cohort (56.49%). Regarding the clinical symptoms, there was a difference between the productive cough (p=0.0043) and dry cough (p<0.0001), the first one being more common for young children while the second one being more common for infants. Conclusions: This study highlights significant age-related differences in clinical presentation, hospital admission status, and prematurity rates among infants and young children.
- Subjects
ROMANIA; RISK factors of pneumonia; ENVIRONMENTAL health; PATIENTS; HOSPITAL admission &; discharge; PREMATURE infants; AGE distribution; EVALUATION of medical care; CONFERENCES &; conventions; COMORBIDITY; ADOLESCENCE; CHILDREN
- Publication
Acta Marisiensis. Seria Medica, 2024, Vol 70, p35
- ISSN
2668-7755
- Publication type
Article