Morbilli Epidemic in Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2019: A Review of Hospitalized Children with Measles at the Pediatric Clinic
| Autor: | Ganimeta Bakalović, Sandra Joković, Samir Bejic, Faruk Husremovic, Jovana Panic |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Population lcsh:Medicine 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Measles Measles virus 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Morbillivirus medicine 030212 general & internal medicine education Epidemics Mechanical ventilation education.field_of_study Vaccines biology business.industry lcsh:R General Medicine biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Pediatric clinic Infectious disease (medical specialty) Morbilivirus business Complication Infants |
| Zdroj: | Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences; Vol. 8 No. B (2020): B-Clinical Sciences; 286-290 Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 8, Iss B (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1857-9655 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by morbillivirus which usually affects young children. Once thought to have been eradicated, measles continues to be the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. AIM: The purpose of this research is to analyze the risk factors and clinical characteristics of children hospitalized at the Pediatric Clinic under the diagnosis of measles during the epidemic in Sarajevo Canton 2019. METHOD: We applied a retrospective analysis of medical histories of 23 patients who were hospitalized under the diagnosis of measles at the Pediatric Clinic of the Clinical Center in Sarajevo from January to June 2019. We divided patients into two groups: Infants and children over one year of age. We diagnosed measles clinically, or through the serum IgM ELISA test for measles virus. RESULTS: A total of 23 patients, aged 1 month to 14 years, were hospitalized at the Pediatric Clinic, accounting for 3.5% of the total number of the diseased children. The largest numbers of hospitalized patients were infants 9 (39.1%). Comorbidities were present in 9 (39.1%) subjects, and the most common complication was bronchopneumonia, present in as many as half of the infants. There were four patients who needed mechanical ventilation (17.39%); three of whom were infants; and two lethal outcomes (8.69%), both in infancy. CONCLUSION: Responsible behavior of parents, health professionals, and society as a whole can prevent the far-reaching consequences of non-vaccination. Infants are critically endangered, as the most sensitive part of population, especially if the collective immunity is impaired. |
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