The Epidemiology of Co-Infections in Febrile Children Younger than ۵-Years-Old in Emergency Department; A Cross-Sectional Hospital-Based Study
عنوان مقاله: The Epidemiology of Co-Infections in Febrile Children Younger than ۵-Years-Old in Emergency Department; A Cross-Sectional Hospital-Based Study
شناسه ملی مقاله: JR_INJPM-9-1_018
منتشر شده در در سال 1400
شناسه ملی مقاله: JR_INJPM-9-1_018
منتشر شده در در سال 1400
مشخصات نویسندگان مقاله:
Hojjat Derakhshanfar - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Ali Rahimpour - School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sahar Mirbaha - Department of Emergency Medicine, Shohaday-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
خلاصه مقاله:
Hojjat Derakhshanfar - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Ali Rahimpour - School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sahar Mirbaha - Department of Emergency Medicine, Shohaday-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Background Fever is one of the most common causes of children’s referral to pediatric emergency department (ED), and almost ۲۰% of General ED referrals relate to febrile children. When it comes to febrile pediatrics patients, co-infection is a very important issue to discuss. This topic has been considered in current literature so, we considered to examine the epidemiology of these co-infections in febrile children younger than ۵ years in emergency department. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out retrospectively with the enrollment of children younger than ۵-years-old (accessible sampling) in the emergency department of Mofid Hospital, Tehran, Iran, during November ۲۰۱۷ to December ۲۰۱۸. After designing and completing a check list. Results: Totally, ۳۸۸ patients with the mean age of ۲۵.۴ ± ۱۲.۴ months were studied (۵۱.۵% Girl). The source of infection was unclear after using all of the diagnostic tools in ۲۷.۵% of cases. Based on the findings fever-associated diarrhea (۱۳۲ patients, ۴۶.۹%), and cellulitis (۱ patient, ۰.۴%) were the most and least frequent source of infections, respectively. The co-incidence of different source of infections showed that the most frequent co-infections were sepsis and UTI; otitis and UTI; pneumonia and UTI; pneumonia and URI; and sepsis and otitis. Conclusion It seems that co-infections have been significantly increased in girls and in theage range of ۶-۳۶ months. The most and least prevalent infections were fever-associated diarrhea and cellulitis among the patients with at least one type of infection. The co-incidence of different source of infection showed that the most frequent co-infections were sepsis and UTI; otitis and UTI; pneumonia and UTI; pneumonia and URI; and sepsis and otitis.
کلمات کلیدی: Children, Co-infection, Febrile, Epidemiology
صفحه اختصاصی مقاله و دریافت فایل کامل: https://civilica.com/doc/1738878/