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Volume 8 Issue 12 (December, 2020)

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Clinical profile of acute systemic infections in children aged between 1 to 14 years attending the tertiary care hospital MKCG Medical College
Sadhana Panda, B. Maheswar Rao, Minakhi Sahu, Abinash Panda

Background: Almost two-thirds (64%) of infections in children are caused by infectious diseases. The present study was conducted to assess acute systemic infection in children. Materials & Methods: 128 children age ranged 1- 14 years of both genders were recruited. Standard diagnostic criteria for respiratory tract infection, Diarrhea, Tuberculosis, Urinary tract infection, Malaria, Enteric fever, Measles, Parasitic infections was followed for all children. Results: Age group 1-3 years had 12 boys and 8 females, 4-6 years had 18 boys and 19 girls, 7-10 years had 27 males and 21 females and 11-14 years had 13 males and 10 females. The most commonly occurring infection was ARI diagnosed in 28 followed by diarrhea in 25, typhoid fever in 19, UTI in 15, malaria in 8, measles in 5 , Parasitic infections in 6, meningitis in 12 and tuberculosis in 10, patients. Maximum cases were seen in age group 7-10 years (48), 4-6 years (37), 11-14 years (23) and 1-3 years (20). The difference was significant (P< 0.05).Conclusion: Commonly occurring infection was ARI, diarrhea, typhoid fever, UTI , malaria, measles, Parasitic infections and tuberculosis. Key words: Children, infections, systemic

 
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