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Biomedica ; 23(3): 283-92, 2003 Sep.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14582331

ABSTRACT

Severity of acute respiratory infection is higher in developing countries, especially among the socioeconomically underprivileged. Viral pneumonias are more common, especially among children. A prospective hospital-based case control study was undertaken in Bogota between November 2000 and August 2001, aimed to identify factors related to severe low acute respiratory infection (SLARI). Cases were limited to children aged between 2 months and 5 years who filled WHO criteria for SLARI. Controls were children at the same hospital with ARI in a similar age range, but without symptoms of chest drawing. A total of 638 children (277 cases and 361 controls) were included. The most important risk factors included the following: living in borrowed houses (odds ratio (OR) = 2.7; 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.06-7.07), sharing the bed (OR = 1.88, CI: 1.0-3.7), living with more than 9 people (OR = 1.82, CI: 1.0-3.51), and living with smokers (OR = 1.4, CI: 1.0-2.05). Of the 114 samples collected (from children at third day after beginning of symptoms), 98 had viruses, sincitial respiratory virus was the most frequently identified virus (41.8%), followed by influenza A virus (3.1%) and influenza B virus (1%). All positive isolates for influenza A and B were sent to the United States Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, where they were classified as influenza A/PANAMA/2007/99-like and influenza B/SICHUAN/379/99-like, respectively.


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Respiratory Tract Infections/epidemiology , Case-Control Studies , Child, Preschool , Colombia , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Prospective Studies , Risk Factors , Severity of Illness Index , Urban Population
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Biomédica (Bogotá) ; 23(3): 283-292, sept. 2003. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-356778

ABSTRACT

La gravedad de la infección respiratoria aguda (IRA) es mayor en países en desarrollo, sobre todo entre grupos social y económicamente pobres. Las neumonías virales son las más comunes, especialmente en niños. Con el fin de medir algunos factores asociados con formas graves de infección respiratoria baja realizamos un estudio de casos y controles prospectivo y de base hospitalaria en Bogotá entre noviembre de 2000 y agosto de 2001. Los casos fueron niños entre 2 meses y 5 años que llenaban los criterios de la OMS para IRA grave o muy grave. Los controles eran niños con IRA en el mismo rango de edad, que consultaban al mismo hospital y que no presentaban tirajes. Se estudiaron 638 niños entre los 2 meses y los 5 años de edad (277 casos y 361 controles). Los factores más importantes fueron: vivienda en préstamo (OR2,7; IC95 por ciento: 1,06-7,07), compartir la cama (OR1,88; IC95 por ciento: 1,0-3,7), más de 9 personas en la misma casa (OR1,82; IC95 por ciento: 1,0-3,51) y fumadores en la vivienda (OR1,4; IC95 por ciento: 1,0-2,05). Se tomaron 114 muestras nasofaríngeas (niños con 3 días de haber iniciado síntomas) y se obtuvieron virus en 98 de ellas, y se identificó el virus sincitial respiratorio en 41,8 por ciento, virus influenza A en 3,1 por ciento y virus influenza B en 1 por ciento. El 100 por ciento de los aislamientos positivos para influenza A y B fueron enviados al CDC en Atlanta, donde fueron clasificados como influenza A/PANAMA/2007/99-like e influenza B/SICHUAN/379/99-like, respectivamente.


Subject(s)
Child , Pneumonia , Respiratory Tract Infections , Colombia , Risk Factors
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