Impacto en salud infantil del invierno 2002: disociación entre factores ambientales y virus respiratorio sincicial, en Santiago / The influence of winter 2002 in pediatric health: dissociation between environmental factors and respiratory syncytial viruses, in Santiago
Rev. méd. Chile
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131(8): 902-908, ago. 2003.
Artículo
en Español
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RESUMO
BACKGROUND:
The increase in winter related health pediatric demand is associated with three factors cold and rainy weather, air pollution and respiratory viral epidemics. During the winter of 2002 there was, successively, heavy rain, air pollution, cold weather and a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) epidemic in Santiago.AIM:
To study the influence of environmental factors and RSV epidemic on pediatric health care demand. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
The number of hospital admissions and outpatient consultations for acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) from April to October 2002 (Autumn to Spring in Chile), were registered in a public pediatric hospital of Santiago. A respiratory virus surveillance (RSV, adenovirus influenza and parainfluenza virus) was carried out among children admitted for ALRI. Climate conditions and air pollution (number of particles of more than 10 microns/mm3) values were provided by local environmental health services.RESULTS:
As expected, a rise in winter hospital admissions and outpatient consultations was detected, that peaked in week 29. This rise coincided with the higher RSV detection week. There was heavy rain in weeks 22, 23 and 30, as well as cold weather in June-July (weeks 23, 24, 26, 27 and 30; mid Winter), that did not increase health care demand. Likewise, high air pollution, registered from weeks 24 to 26, did not increase health care demand.CONCLUSIONS:
RSV epidemic is the principal factor associated to the increase in health burden during winter in Santiago.
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Índice:
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Asunto principal:
Estaciones del Año
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Brotes de Enfermedades
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Infecciones por Virus Sincitial Respiratorio
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Ambiente
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adolescente
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Niño
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Child, preschool
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Humanos
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Lactante
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Recién Nacido
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Chile
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2003
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Chile
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidad de Chile/CL
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