Risk factors associated with bacteremia in infants. Pediatric Clinical Ward. 2019

Factores de riesgo asociados a bacteriemia en lactantes

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https://doi.org/10.37117/s.v2i17.382

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risk factors, bacteremia, infants

Abstract

Introduction: bacteremia has nothing to do with something toxic. It is considered a sepsis's premature stage. Objective: to identify some risk factors related with the bacteremia in infants that were admitted to the pediatric clinical ward of the Provincial Pediatric Teaching Hospital “General Milanés” in the period from January to December 2019, in Granma. Method: an observational analytical case and control study was carried out that investigated the association between bacteremia and risk factors related to the age, sex, malnutrition, under birth weight, prematurity, not exclusive breast-feeding, antimicrobial therapy use and recent hospitalization. Forty-eight cases and one hundred forty four controls were selected. Theoretical and empirical methods were used and the Odd Ratio was calculated. Results: age (OR=2,51, IC= 1,28 - 4,91; p=0,01), malnutrition (OR=30,88, p=0,00; IC=8,28-115,17), under birth weight (OR = 6,90, p = 0,01 IC=3,27-14,58), prematurity (OR=71,51, p=0,00; IC=13,55-77,35), not exclusive breast-feeding (OR=6,90, IC=3,15-15,12; p=0,00), antimicrobial therapy use (OR=19,67, IC=7,03-55,06, p=0,00) and recent hospitalization (OR=16,75, IC=6,45-43,40; p=0,00) contributed to the risk of bacteremia in infants. The sex had no significant statistical relationship. Conclusions: the recent hospitalization and malnutrition were the factors of greatest risk. It is concluded that with the values of the binary logistic regression model, the risk of suffering from this disease can be estimated.

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2020-06-23

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Tamayo Cordoví, A., Coto Batista, T., Elías Montes, Y., Sánchez Pérez, Y. Y., & Linares Rodríguez, A. M. (2020). Risk factors associated with bacteremia in infants. Pediatric Clinical Ward. 2019: Factores de riesgo asociados a bacteriemia en lactantes. Sinapsis, 1(16). https://doi.org/10.37117/s.v2i17.382

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