Clinical and epidemiological study of acute respiratory infection cases in children below twelve years of age in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Pune, India

Debnath, Dhrubajyoti J; Wanjpe, Arun; Kakrani, Vandana; Singru, Samir A

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“…It is 1.67% in males and 1.06% in females and it is statistically signifi cant (P <0.05). But the study conducted in Paediatric Indoor Patient Department of Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Pune, India [28] shows that case fatality rate was much higher in females (1.5%) than males (1.1%) and that was statistically signifi cant. V. P Reddaiah et al, [29] in their study on 'Epidemiology of pneumonia in rural less than fi ve years reveals that female have higher case fatality rate than males.…”

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Case fatality of Pneumonia: A ′5′ year retrospective study

Antony¹,

Celine²,

Chacko³

2014

Int J Med Public Health

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Context: Pneumonia is an infl ammatory condition of the lung affecting the alveoli with the infection of microorganisms. Aim: The present study aims to fi nd out the case fatality of pneumonia based on the variables such as age, sex and year. Study Design and Settings: It is a retrospective study of fi ve years conducted in medical college hospital at the Ernakulam district of Kerala State in India. Methods and Materials: The data were collected from the Medical Records department and analyzed by using Microsoft Excel. Statistical Analysis Used: 'Z' test was applied for fi nding out the difference in proportions. Result: Out of 5496 pneumonia cases, 3340 (60.77%) were males and 2156 (39.22%) were females. The proportion of males was higher than females. The proportion of pneumonia cases was higher in the low age group (0-5 years) than other age groups. Broncho-pneumonia (84.95%) was reported as the most dominant type of infection in the present study. Of 5496 cases, 79 deaths were reported with a case fatality rate of 1.43%. Case fatality rate among males (1.67%) was higher than females (1.06%) (P = 0.05). Case fatality rate of pneumonia in 0-5 years was 0.11% and 36.84% in 85 years and above. Case fatality of pneumonia increased from 0.55% in 2005 to 4.39% in 2010. Conclusion: The case infection of pneumonia is higher in low age groups due to associated risk factors while case fatality is higher in old age groups may be due to aging of organ systems and age-associated diseases.

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Case fatality of Pneumonia: A ′5′ year retrospective study

Antony¹,

Celine²,

Chacko³

2014

Int J Med Public Health

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“…The male to female ratio in this study was in accordance with previous studies in which it is ranged between 1.4:1 and 1.5:1. [ 15 16 ] This could be due to the preferential treatment usually being given to the male child in families. Furthermore, as per a study by Libert et al .,[ 17 ] the lower incidence of ALRIs in girls could be due to their inherent immunity due to the presence of extra “X” chromosome in their genotype.…”

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“…In contrast, a study conducted by Debnath et al . [ 15 ] found that only 23.8% children were immunized as per NIS and 51.2% children had incomplete immunization. [ 15 ]…”

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Clinical profile of acute lower respiratory tract infections in children aged 2–60 months: An observational study

Vinaykumar

Maruti

2020

J Family Med Prim Care

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“…9 In a study done by Debnath D et al, 38.2% cases of pneumonia were in the age group 2 months-12 months and 29.9% in the age group 12 months to 60 months. 10 The reason for occurrence of pneumonia in age group less than one year could be due to smaller and narrower airways, low immunity, frequent exposure to infection, poor nutritional status. 11 In present study 92 % of children belonged to lower class were pneumonia is more common due to the poor environmental factors.…”

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Clinical profile of children with pneumonia admitted at KIMS hospital, Bangalore, India: a prospective study

Srinivasa

Nithya

Reddy

et al. 2019

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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Background: In India acute respiratory infections are an important public health problem accounting for 15-30 % of under-five mortality. Early detection, timely intervention, standard management and a proper early referral service can reduce the mortality rate. The objective of this study was to study the sociodemographic and clinical profile of children admitted with pneumonia, to study its relation to the duration of stay at the hospital.Methods: The study was conducted in KIMS hospital, Bangalore from September 2016 to August 2017. Sociodemographic and clinical features of children aged from 2 months to 18 years of age were studied. A total of 92 children who fulfilled the inclusion criteria for community-acquired pneumonia were studied. The patient population comprises mainly of the low-income group from rural areas, urban slums, referred patients from surrounding rural areas, and other centres.Results: A total of 92 children were studied, 52 boys and 40 girls. 45% children were breastfed for <6 months, and 28% were incompletely immunized. Majority of children belonged to lower socioeconomic group. Passive smoking was present in 38 % of the patients and overcrowding was seen in 50% of children studied. There is a significant association between passive smoking, delayed hospital care, and length of stay.Conclusions: Present study concluded that ARI was more common in LES children and incompletely immunised children. And children who got early medical attention i.e. <4 days had a lesser duration of hospital stay i.e. <7 days.

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Clinical and epidemiological study of acute respiratory infection cases in children below twelve years of age in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Pune, India

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Case fatality of Pneumonia: A ′5′ year retrospective study

Case fatality of Pneumonia: A ′5′ year retrospective study

Clinical profile of acute lower respiratory tract infections in children aged 2–60 months: An observational study

Clinical profile of children with pneumonia admitted at KIMS hospital, Bangalore, India: a prospective study

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