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- Title
Considerații epidemiologice și corelația cu complicațiile gripei la copii în sezonul 2016-2017.
- Authors
Tudor, Ana Maria; Tomozei, Mădălina; Vlad, Delia; Luminos, Monica
- Abstract
Background. During 2016-2017 influenza outbreak, many children needed hospitalization for complications, mainly respiratory complication. In this paper we focus on upper respiratory complications. Objective. To present clinical aspects, especially complications of influenza viruses infection in pediatric patients, during 2016-2017 season. Materials and method. We performed a retrospective observational study including all pediatric patients admitted in the “Prof. Dr. Matei Balş” National Institute for Infectious Diseases, between October 1st 2016 - June 30th 2017. The flu positive diagnosis criteria used epidemiologic context, clinical signs and symptoms suggestive for respiratory viral infection and rapid positive test from nasopharyngeal secretions. We collected and analyzed data regarding age, gender, type of flu virus and complication recorded in medical charts. We used EpiInfo 7 software for statistical analysis. Results. We identified 654 patients with flu diagnosis in the Pediatric Department, with a mean age of five years. Most of the diagnosed children were younger than five years old. Half of the studied children were boys 334 (51%). The most frequent type of influenza virus was A - 485 cases (74.5%). In 99 patients we found type B virus, and in 5 patients we found co-infection with A and B viruses. The highest number of cases was in December, followed by January, 380 and 173 cases, respectively. The number of hospitalized patients was 394 out of 654 (60.2%). Respiratory complications were found in 158 hospitalized children, but we identified 21 patients with myositis, six with encephalitis, and 15 patients with hematologic disturbances. Among the studied childrens, eight had laryngitis, 22 had otitis and 16 had sinusitis. Conclusion. Type A influenza was dominant in 2016-2017 season. Children younger than five year old needed hospitalization, mostly for lower respiratory tract complication, but also for upper respiratory tract and neurologic complications. In order to prevent the outbreaks and hospitalization during flu season, we need a better vaccination coverage, including in young children.
- Subjects
INFLUENZA vaccines; JUVENILE diseases
- Publication
ORL.ro, 2017, Issue 37, p50
- ISSN
2067-6530
- Publication type
Article