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Severity and Outcomes of Dengue in Hospitalized Jamaican Children in 2018-2019 During an Epidemic Surge in the Americas.
Lue, Aileen May; Richards-Dawson, Michelle-Ann Elizabeth Hue; Gordon-Strachan, Georgiana Marie; Kodilinye, Syed Matthew; Dunkley-Thompson, Jacqueline Anne Theresa; James-Powell, Tracia Dahlia; Pryce, Curtis Alphonso; Mears, Chadwic De'sean; Anzinger, Joshua James; Webster-Kerr, Karen; Christie, Celia Dana Claire.
Afiliação
  • Lue AM; Bustamante Hospital for Children, Kingston, Jamaica.
  • Richards-Dawson MEH; Pediatric Residency Program, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica.
  • Gordon-Strachan GM; Bustamante Hospital for Children, Kingston, Jamaica.
  • Kodilinye SM; Caribbean Institute of Health Research, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica.
  • Dunkley-Thompson JAT; ZIKAction Research Consortium, Fondazione Penta, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
  • James-Powell TD; Department of Child and Adolescent Health, University Hospital of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica.
  • Pryce CA; Department of Pediatrics, Mandeville Regional Hospital, Mandeville, Jamaica.
  • Mears CD; Department of Pediatrics, Spanish Town Hospital, Spanish Town, Jamaica.
  • Anzinger JJ; Department of Pediatrics, May Pen Hospital, May Pen, Jamaica.
  • Webster-Kerr K; Department of Microbiology, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica.
  • Christie CDC; ZIKAction Research Consortium, Fondazione Penta, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Front Med (Lausanne) ; 9: 889998, 2022.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35801209
Objective: In 2019, dengue was among the "top-ten threats to global health," with 3.1 million cases reported from the Americas, the highest ever. Simultaneously, Jamaica reported its largest dengue outbreak in 40 years, following Chikungunya and Zika virus epidemics, in 2014 and 2016-2017, respectively. We describe dengue in children admitted to five hospitals in Jamaica during August 2018 through September 2019. Methods: Hospitalized children and adolescents aged 0 to 15 years with dengue were managed using PAHO/WHO criteria. Data were extracted from questionnaires, entered into a dataset on Microsoft Excel version 2016, exported to SPSS version 20 and analyzed. Groups were compared using Student's t-test for normally distributed parametric data. Chi-square analysis, or Fisher's exact test was used for categorical variables. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: There were 339 children, 245 (72.3%) aged 1-10 years, males:females 1:1. Classification was "dengue without warning signs" 53 (15.3%), "dengue with warning signs" 218 (64.3%) and "severe dengue" 68 (20%). Co-morbidities were reported in 88 (26%). Hemoglobin SC disease was associated with severe dengue with hemorrhage (p = 0.005). Organ-system involvement occurred in 334 (98.5%) including gastrointestinal 317 (93.5%), hematologic 311 (91.7%) and musculoskeletal 180 (53.1%). Thirty-nine (11.5%) had 5-7 organ-systems involved. Metabolomics emphasized increased hepatic transaminases 245 (72.3%), lactate dehydrogenase 164 (48.4%) and creatine phosphokinase 84 (24.8%) approaching the high thousands (121,560 u/L), both were markers for severe disease (p < 0.002). Thirteen (3.8%) received intensive care. Dengue was laboratory-confirmed in 220 (78.9%): NS1 antigen-positive (218); RT-PCR-positive (23), with an overlap of NS1 antigen and RT-PCR positive (21); DENV-3 serotype (20). Seventeen (5%) died, 16 (94.1%) had severe dengue and 11 (64.7%) succumbed within 24 to 48 h of admission despite resuscitation and transfusion of blood products. Conclusion: Severe dengue with increased attributable mortality occurred in hospitalized children after Jamaica's maiden Zika epidemic.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE País/Região como assunto: Caribe ingles / Jamaica Idioma: En Revista: Front Med (Lausanne) Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Jamaica País de publicação: Suíça

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE País/Região como assunto: Caribe ingles / Jamaica Idioma: En Revista: Front Med (Lausanne) Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Jamaica País de publicação: Suíça