Brote de escarlatina en un colegio público de infantil y primaria en Granada en 2012 / Scarlet fever outbreak in a public school in Granada in 2012
An. pediatr. (2003, Ed. impr.)
; 80(4): 249-253, abr. 2014. graf, tab
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: ibc-121034
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RESUMEN
INTRODUCCIÓN:
La escarlatina es una enfermedad estreptocócica que se caracteriza por un exantema infantil. Puede ser endémica, epidémica o esporádica. En abril del 2012, los responsables de un colegio de infantil y primaria de Granada notificaron un brote de escarlatina en el centro educativo.OBJETIVO:
Describir el brote de escarlatina, analizar las características epidemiológicas y clínicas del mismo y exponer cuáles fueron las medidas de prevención que se tomaron para su control. PACIENTES YMÉTODOS:
Estudio de caso-control. Se elaboró una encuesta para la ocasión. Se usaron los programas R, Epidat 3.1 y Microsoft Excel.RESULTADOS:
Estudio compuesto por 13 casos y 30 controles. La tasa de ataque fue 3,9%. Solo se encontró asociación con la variable «familiares afectados».CONCLUSIÓN:
Se ha producido un brote confirmado de escarlatina con transmisión persona a persona, cuyo principal factor de riesgo fue tener un familiar con faringoamigdalitisABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Scarlet fever is a streptococcal disease characterized by a skin rash in children. It can be endemic, epidemic or sporadic. In April 2012, the headmaster of a primary school in Granada reported an outbreak of scarlet fever in the school.OBJECTIVE:
To describe an outbreak of scarlet fever, analyse its epidemiological and clinical characteristics, and present the preventive measures taken to control it. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
A case-control study was conducted using an ad hoc questionnaire, developed or this purpose. The R program, Epidat 3.1 and Microsoft Excel were used for the statistics analysis.RESULTS:
There were 13 cases and 30 controls. The attack rate was 3.9%. There was a statistically significant difference for the variable ''relative affected''.CONCLUSION:
There has been a confirmed outbreak of person-to-person transmitted scarlet fever, and the main risk factor was having a relative with tonsillitis
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
Health problem:
Goal 8: Outbreaks, emergencies and disasters
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Scarlet Fever
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Streptococcal Infections
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Streptococcus pyogenes
Type of study:
Observational study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
English Caribbean
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Grenada
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
An. pediatr. (2003, Ed. impr.)
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Churriana de la Vega/España
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Distrito Sanitario Granada-Metropolitano/España
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Hospital Universitario San Cecilio/España
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves/España