Infecciones del Sistema Nervioso Central en pacientes pediátricos. Aspectos clínicos epidemiológicos

Yuselys de la Caridad Cordero-Cabrera; Sarah Álvarez Reinoso; Mailideleidys Serrano Pérez; Daymi Henriquez Trujillo; Karelia Pérez Madrazo

doi:10.56294/sctconf2023504

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Published: 2023-10-12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56294/sctconf2023504

Infections of the central nervous system in pediatric patients clinical epidemiological aspects

Abstract

Introduction: infections of the central nervous system constitute a health problem on the planet.
Objective: to clinically epidemiologically characterize children with central nervous system infections admitted to be Pepe Portilla Provincial Teaching Pediatric Hospital of Pinar del Río in the years 20202021.
Method: observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study. Universe 63 patients with diagnosis of central nervous system infection. A sample of 40 patients was selected through simple random sampling .Descriptive and inferential statistics were used.
Results: meningoencephalitis of viral etiology predominated in 82,5 % of the sample, with ages from 11 to 13 years in 75 %. The male sex represented 67, 5 percent of the cases studied. Fever was identified in 97,5 % of patients as the most frequent symptom. Nonbreastfeeding was found in 92,5 % of the patients as a risk factor associated with central nervous system infections. In 2020, epilepsy was reported in 12,5 % of patients as the most frequent complication and in 2021 it represented 20 %. The lethality of the infection was shown in 5 % of the cases in 2020 and in 2021 the fatal outcome occurred in 2,5 %.
Conclusions: the important social impact of the central nervous system infections in pediatric patients was evidenced by their clinical evolution, fatal resolution or the presence of sequelae.

Keywords:

Infections of the Central Nervous System,

Meningoencephalitis,

Epidemiology,

Children,

How to Cite

Cordero-Cabrera Y de la C, Álvarez Reinoso S, Serrano Pérez M, Henriquez Trujillo D, Pérez Madrazo K. Infections of the central nervous system in pediatric patients clinical epidemiological aspects. Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología - Serie de Conferencias [Internet]. 2023 Oct. 12 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];2:504. Available from: https://conferencias.saludcyt.ar/index.php/sctconf/article/view/504

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