RESUMEN
The objective of this study was to characterize the epidemiology of varicella and varicella-associated complications in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates (UAE) during 2000-04. The annual number of reported cases varied from 373 to 790 per 100 000 population. Most (89%) occurred in children < 15 years old. Of 187 children requiring hospital admission, 50.3% had febrile illness due to secondary bacterial infection and 17.6% had neurological complications. The overall mortality rate among hospitalized children was 1.1%, all due to invasive group A Streptococcus. Varicella and associated complications in previously healthy children is becoming an important clinical and public health problem in the UAE.
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Varicela/complicaciones , Varicela/epidemiología , Protección a la Infancia/estadística & datos numéricos , Costo de Enfermedad , Adolescente , Distribución por Edad , Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso Central/virología , Distribución de Chi-Cuadrado , Varicela/prevención & control , Niño , Preescolar , Fiebre/virología , Mortalidad Hospitalaria , Hospitalización/estadística & datos numéricos , Humanos , Incidencia , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Vigilancia de la Población , Estaciones del Año , Estadísticas no Paramétricas , Infecciones Estreptocócicas/virología , Streptococcus pyogenes , Sobreinfección/virología , Emiratos Árabes Unidos/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
The objective of this study was to characterize the epidemiology of varicella and varicella associated complications in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates [UAE] during 2000-04. The annual number of reported cases varied from 373 to 790 per 100 000 population. Most [89%] occurred in children < 15 years old. Of 187 children requiring hospital admission, 50.3% had febrile illness due to secondary bacterial infection and 17.6% had neurological complications. The overall mortality rate among hospitalized children was 1.1%, all due to invasive group A Streptococcus. Varicella and associated complications in previously healthy children is becoming an important clinical and public health problem in the UAE
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Varicela , Incidencia , Distribución por EdadRESUMEN
A surveillance study was performed on the pattern and antimicrobial susceptibilities of microorganisms isolated from blood cultures in the main pediatric oncology unit in the United Arab Emirates. The only previous data were published in 1995. During 1998-2000, the pattern of bloodstream infection changed. Enterobacter spp. and Enterococcus spp. emerged as frequent pathogens, while Pseudomonas aeruginosa became less common. There was a high incidence (65/198) of polymicrobial bacteremia not previously reported. This study highlights the need for continuous surveillance of the pattern of bloodstream infection in pediatric oncology patients so that changes may be detected and antimicrobial treatment modified appropriately.