Epidemiologia de la malaria falciparum complicada: estudio de casos y controles en Tumaco y Turbo, Colombia, 2003 / The epidemiology of complicated falciparum malaria: case and controls study in Tumaco and Turbo, Colombia, 2003
Rev. bras. epidemiol
; Rev. bras. epidemiol;9(3): 283-296, set. 2006. tab, mapas
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RESUMEN
OBJETIVOS:
Identificar aspectos del hospedero, del parásito y del ambiente asociados con ocurrencia de malaria por Plasmodium falciparum complicada.MÉTODOS:
Estudio de casos y controles en pacientes de Tumaco y Turbo (Colombia) aplicando los criterios de complicación de la Organización Mundial de la Salud.RESULTADOS:
Entre noviembre 2002 y julio 2003 se captaron 64 casos (malaria complicada) y 135 controles (malaria no complicada). Las complicaciones fueron hiperparasitemia (40 por ciento), falla hepática (36 por ciento), síndrome dificultad respiratoria aguda (7 por ciento), falla renal (4 por ciento), trombocitopenia grave (3 por ciento), anemia grave (2 por ciento), malaria cerebral (2 por ciento) e hipoglicemia grave (1 por ciento). Se encontraron como factores de riesgo para malaria falciparum complicada a) Los antecedentes de malaria falciparum durante el último año fueron menores en los casos (OR= 7.0 (1.2-43.6) P=0.019); b) Mayor uso previo de antimaláricos en los casos (OR=2.2 (1.1-4.4) P=0.031) y c) mayor uso de cloroquina en los casos (OR=7.4 (1.1-7.8) P=0.017). Se hallaron los alelos MAD-20 y K1 del gen msp1 y FC-27 e IC-1 del gen msp2, cuya distribución de frecuencias fue similar entre casos y controles, aunque el alelo K1 mostró una variación importante entre grupos (casos 9.4 por ciento, controles 3.5 por ciento). La frecuencia de "signos de peligro" fue significativamente mayor en los casos (OR= 3.3, (1.5-7.4) P=0.001). Los criterios de complicación malárica de la Organización Mundial de la Salud se comparan con otros y se discuten algunas implicaciones.CONCLUSION:
Se identificaron como factores de riesgo para malaria falciparum complicada, la ausencia de antecedentes de malaria falciparum en el último año y el uso de antimaláricos antes de llegar al hospital.ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Aimed at identifying host and parasite aspects associated to the presence of Plasmodium falciparum complicated malaria.METHODS:
Case and controls study in patients from Tumaco and Turbo (Colombia). We used the World Health Organization criteria to assess the presence of complicated malaria.RESULTS:
A total 64 cases and 135 controls were included between November 2002 and July 2003. Observed complications were hyperparasitaemia (40 percent), liver failure (36 percent), adult respiratory distress syndrome (7 percent), renal failure (4 percent), severe thrombocytopenia (3 percent), severe anemia (2 percent), cerebral malaria (2 percent) and severe hypoglicemia (1 percent). Were identified as risk factors a) falciparum malaria history in the previous year was lower in the cases (OR= 7.0 (1.2-43.6) P=0.019), b) the high use by the cases of antimalarials (OR=2.2, (1.1-4.4) P=0.031) and c) the high use of chloroquine by the cases (OR=7.4 (1.1-7.8), P=0.017) before attending to the hospital. Presence of P. falciparum alleles MAD-20 and K1 (msp1 gene), FC-27 and IC-1 (msp2 gene) was confirmed. No significant differences were observed in the presence of these alleles; however K1 was more frequent in cases (9.4 percent) than in controls (3.5 percent). The frequency of danger signs during the disease was significantly greater in the cases (OR= 3.3 (1.5-7.4) P=0.001). The World Health Organization criteria for complicated malaria are compared with others and some implications are discussed.CONCLUSION:
They were identified as risk factors for complicated falciparum malaria, the absence of falciparum malaria antecedents in the last year and the use of antimalarials before attending to the hospital.
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01-internacional
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LILACS
Main subject:
Case-Control Studies
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Malaria, Falciparum
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Colombia
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev. bras. epidemiol
Journal subject:
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Brazil