Hantavirosis: Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of pediatric patients in Chile

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dc.contributor.authorFerres Garrido, Marcela Viviana
dc.contributor.authorSandoval Carmona, Carmen Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorDelgado B, Iris
dc.contributor.authorSotomayor P, Viviana
dc.contributor.authorOlea N, Andrea
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-12T15:09:24Z
dc.date.available2025-03-12T15:09:24Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractBackground: The first cases of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome in children were described in the United States and represented 8% of the total reported cases, in Chile the proportion of pediatric cases represents 15% of all national cases. Aim: To describe the epidemiology and clinical course of 82 children reported to the Chilean Ministry of Health up to 2007 and to characterize more extensively a subgroup of 24 children whose detailed clinical data were available. Results: Forty patients were under 10 years old. Seventeen (17/82) of 82 cases (20.7%) presented in the context of a family cluster. Ninety eight percent of cases (80/82) occurred among individuals living in rural areas and 66% during summer months). The overall fatality rate was 36.6%. Fever (93%), respiratory distress (75%) and gastrointestinal symptoms (75%) were the most frequent symptoms encountered in the 28 children studied more extensively. Abnormal blood coagulation test were significantly associated with death while an increased hematocrit was associated with severe cases (hemodynamic unstability). Conclusion: An early diagnosis should favor early onset of aggressive treatment that could potentially save lives. Increasing knowledge on the clinical presentation of the disease in children should improve early clinical diagnosis among health care professionals.
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dc.identifier.issn07161018
dc.identifier.pubmedid20140316
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID:77953056326
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000274068100009?&SID=USW2EC0A8Fjnh5DgOcjKRt8onySoj
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/102520
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Ferres Garrido Marcela Viviana; 0000-0001-9415-4657; 66180
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Sandoval Carmona Carmen Alejandra; S/I; 167314
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido parcial
dc.pagina.final59
dc.pagina.inicio52
dc.publisherSociedad Chilena de Infectologia
dc.revistaRevista Chilena de Infectologia
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectCardiopulmonary syndrome
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectHantavirus
dc.subject.ddc610
dc.subject.deweyMedicina y saludes_ES
dc.subject.ods03 Good health and well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleHantavirosis: Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of pediatric patients in Chile
dc.title.alternativeHantavirosis: Caracterización clínica-epidemiológica de pacientes pediátricos en Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen27
sipa.codpersvinculados66180
sipa.codpersvinculados167314
sipa.trazabilidadScopus;12-10-2021
sipa.trazabilidadORCID;2025-03-03
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