Epidemiological characteristics of a salmonella outbreak among infants in Qatar, 2017
المؤلفون المشاركون
al-Dahshan, Ayman
al-Yamani, Ruwaydah
Naja, Sarah
al-Maqbul, Imad
Nur, Muhammad
Salih, Thurayya
al-Rumayhi, Hamad
Faraj, al-Mubashir
Shihab, Muhammad
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2019، العدد 3 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2019)، ص ص. 1-8، 8ص.
الناشر
تاريخ النشر
2019-12-31
دولة النشر
قطر
عدد الصفحات
8
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the epidemiology behind the increased incidence of infant salmonella cases in Qatar during 2017 and identify the possible risk factors.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using the notification reports of laboratory-confirmed infant salmonella cases received by the Ministry of Public Health during the year 2017.
Furthermore, complementary phone interviews with the infants' mothers using a validated questionnaire were conducted.
Results: The infant salmonella attack rate was calculated at approximately 3.23 cases per 1000 infants.
Among the 89 confirmed infant salmonella cases, there were more girls (53%) than boys (47%) with a median age of 8 months.
The most common type of salmonella species isolated was group B (50.5%).
Among the 59 infant cases whose mothers were interviewed, the majority (94.9%) were symptomatic and diarrhea was the main reported symptom (90%), particularly bloody diarrhoea (62%).
Regarding their dietary consumption, the majority (69.5%) of the infected infants were formula-fed.
Moreover, the majority reported having no pets at home (91.6%) and were not enrolled in a day care center (93.3%).
Conclusion: This study revealed a high incidence of salmonella infection among infants in the State of Qatar, which poses a public health concern.
Therefore, targeted interventions and health awareness programs are required for outbreak prevention, detection and control.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
al-Dahshan, Ayman& al-Yamani, Ruwaydah& Naja, Sarah& Shihab, Muhammad& al-Maqbul, Imad& al-Rumayhi, Hamad…[et al.]. 2019. Epidemiological characteristics of a salmonella outbreak among infants in Qatar, 2017. Qatar Medical Journal،Vol. 2019, no. 3, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-935095
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
al-Dahshan, Ayman…[et al.]. Epidemiological characteristics of a salmonella outbreak among infants in Qatar, 2017. Qatar Medical Journal No. 3 (2019), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-935095
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
al-Dahshan, Ayman& al-Yamani, Ruwaydah& Naja, Sarah& Shihab, Muhammad& al-Maqbul, Imad& al-Rumayhi, Hamad…[et al.]. Epidemiological characteristics of a salmonella outbreak among infants in Qatar, 2017. Qatar Medical Journal. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 3, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-935095
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references : p. 7-8
رقم السجل
BIM-935095
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
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