Sickle cell infections among Saudi children
Scientific Journal of Al-Azhar Medical Faculty [Girls] [The]. 2002; 23 (1): 455-63
in English
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ABSTRACT
In this study, a total of 350 pediatric patients with sickle cell anemia was admitted to the Pediatric Ward of Military Hospital of Sharourah in the Southern Region of Saudi Arabia. Thirty-three patients had a major infection [septicemia, meningitis or osteomyelitis] with an incidence of 9.4%. During the same period of the study, a total of 3400 non-sickle children was admitted and 35 of them had a major infection with an incidence of 1%. Three patients died in the sickle cell group with a case fatality rate of 9.1%, while one patient in the control group died with a case fatality rate of 2.9%. Salmonella species were responsible for 11 cases of septicemia and 3 episodes of osteomyelitis and Streptococcus pneumoniae was the source in 7 cases of septicemia and one case of meningitis in sickle cell disease cases. Meningitis was caused by different organisms, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Salmonellae and Meningococci
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Osteomyelitis
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Salmonella
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Child
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Retrospective Studies
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Mortality
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Sepsis
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Infections
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Meningitis
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Sci. J. Al-Azhar Med. Fac. [Girls]
Year:
2002
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