Clinical and Epidemiological Determinants of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients
المؤلفون المشاركون
Mirkarimi, Mohammadreza
Alisamir, Mohsen
Saraf, Salar
Heidari, Solmaz
Barouti, Shahriar
Mohammadi, Shooka
المصدر
International Journal of Pediatrics
العدد
المجلد 2020، العدد 2020 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2020)، ص ص. 1-7، 7ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2020-11-18
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
7
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Background.
Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is the main cause of pediatric mortality and morbidity in low- and middle-income countries.
Purpose.
This study was carried out to determine the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of children with LRTI.
Method.
A retrospective study was conducted on all pediatric patients who were hospitalized due to LRTI in Abuzar Hospital (Ahvaz, Iran) during one year.
Incomplete medical records and children who were treated on an outpatient basis, as well as infants younger than 1 month of age, were excluded.
The patients were evaluated in terms of epidemiological, clinical, and paraclinical characteristics.
Results.
A total of 303 hospitalized children and infants were identified.
Their mean age was 29.09±38.96 months (range 1 month-15 years), and 59.4% of them were males.
The highest frequency of patients was at the age below one year (50.8%, n=154).
Pneumonia and bronchitis were the most common LRTIs.
Respiratory (54.6%) and neurological (21.6%) diseases were the most prevalent underlying medical conditions.
Admission was more common in winter (n=120, 39.6%) and spring (n=79, 26.1%).
The mean length of stay (LOS) in the hospital was 8.2±5.5 days, and the overall mortality rate was 11.6%.
In addition, 65 patients were severely underweight and 271 patients were malnourished.
Moreover, there was a significant association between mortality and disease diagnosis (p<0.05).
Furthermore, there was a significant association between having an underlying disease and consanguineous parents (p<0.01), as well as the frequency of hospitalization (p<0.001).
Conclusion.
Additional studies are required to determine factors contributing to disease severity among children with LRTI to develop appropriate preventive and therapeutic strategies.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Mirkarimi, Mohammadreza& Alisamir, Mohsen& Saraf, Salar& Heidari, Solmaz& Barouti, Shahriar& Mohammadi, Shooka. 2020. Clinical and Epidemiological Determinants of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients. International Journal of Pediatrics،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173678
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Mirkarimi, Mohammadreza…[et al.]. Clinical and Epidemiological Determinants of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients. International Journal of Pediatrics No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173678
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Mirkarimi, Mohammadreza& Alisamir, Mohsen& Saraf, Salar& Heidari, Solmaz& Barouti, Shahriar& Mohammadi, Shooka. Clinical and Epidemiological Determinants of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients. International Journal of Pediatrics. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173678
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1173678
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر