Demographic Characteristics of Children Hospitalized with the Diagnosis of Acute Gastroenteritis in Konya
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Many
studies have been carried out to detect the causative agents in patients
admitted to hospital with gastroenteritis. However, there is a limited number
of epidemiological studies in patients hospitalized for gastroenteritis. In
this study, we aimed to determine the distribution and incidence of the
causative agents of acute gastroenteritis in children in Konya and to evaluate
the demographic, clinical and laboratory findings.
METHODS: This study
included 412 patients aged 1 month to 16 years who were hospitalized with a
diagnosis of gastroenteritis in the Child Health and Diseases Clinic in our
hospital between January 2015 and January 2016. The data of the patients were
analyzed retrospectively. The age, sex, seasonal distribution, symptoms,
duration of hospitalization, course of the disease, type of acute
gastroenteritis, incidence of nosocomial infections and complications were
examined.
RESULTS: The total
number of patients hospitalized for various reasons during the 12-month study
period was 3985 and the patients hospitalized for diarrhea constituted 10.33%
of it. Two hundred and twenty-seven of the patients were male (55.1%), and 185
(44.9%) were female. There were 57 patients (13.8%) between 0-24 months, 262
patients (63.6%) between 24-60 months and 93 patients (22.6%) over 60 months.
When the age groups were compared with the disease groups, there was a
statistically significant difference in the incidence of viral gastroenteritis
between 24-60 months (p: 0.001). Two hundred and thirty-one (56.1%) patients
had acute viral gastroenteritis, 74 (17.9%) patients had amebiasis, and 107
(26.0%) patients had bacterial gastroenteritis.
DISCUSSION and CONCLUSION: Viral agents, especially rotavirus, should be kept in
mind in childhood acute gastroenteritis. Diagnosis and treatment approaches
should be planned considering the incidence of other agents.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
Türkçe
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Alaaddin Yorulmaz
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Türkiye
Suna Özdem
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Mehmet Yücel
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Sadiye Sert
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Şerife Karaçal
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Hasan Arif İstanbullu
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Yayımlanma Tarihi
3 Aralık 2018
Gönderilme Tarihi
29 Temmuz 2017
Kabul Tarihi
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Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 1970 Cilt: 16 Sayı: 3