Morbidity caused by soft tissue infections in the services of pediatric clinic in Manzanillo, Granma, 2018
Introduction: infections in the skin and soft tissues are common health concerns in children, with a wide range of severity from patient to patient. Objective: to describe the clinical-epidemiological characteristics of the patients with soft tissue infections hospitalized in the Pediatric Teachin...
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| author | Alberto Damián García-Guerra Giselle Lucila Vázquez-Gutiérrez Isabel María Osorio-Caballero Julio Roberto Vázquez-Palanco Jesús Daniel de la Rosa-Santana |
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| description | Introduction: infections in the skin and soft tissues are common health concerns in children, with a wide range of severity from patient to patient.
Objective: to describe the clinical-epidemiological characteristics of the patients with soft tissue infections hospitalized in the Pediatric Teaching Hospital “Hermanos Cordové”.
Method: an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in the services of pediatric clinic in the Pediatric Teaching Hospital “Hermanos Cordové”, in Manzanillo, Cuba, during the year 2018. All discharged patients who had a confirmed diagnosis of this type of infection were studied (n=298). The following variables were taken into account: anatomical location, classifications of the different types of skin and soft tissue infections, treatment used and hospitalization.
Results: male gender prevailed in the patients (57.7 %), and also the ages ranging between 10 to 14 years old (34.9 %). Infections located on the limbs were described in 113 patients (37.9 %). Impetigo was the most common diagnosis (42.3 %), and the most frequently used antibiotic was cefazolin (77.2 %). Most of the patients were hospitalized up to 7 days (293), with a satisfactory evolution of the disease.
Conclusions: patients with soft tissue infections in the services of pediatric clinic in the Pediatric Teaching Hospital “Hermanos Cordové” are mainly characterized for being male, especially from ages raging between 10 to 14 years old, with impetigo being the most common infection, mostly located on the limbs. Cefalozin resulted very effective for the treatment of these infections, making possible the hospitalization time to be lesser than a week. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0649341b4ce847ee860726a494a676722023-09-02T21:10:03ZspaUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas de GuantánamoRevista Información Científica1028-99331028-99332020-10-019943403482088Morbidity caused by soft tissue infections in the services of pediatric clinic in Manzanillo, Granma, 2018Alberto Damián García-Guerra0Giselle Lucila Vázquez-Gutiérrez1Isabel María Osorio-Caballero2Julio Roberto Vázquez-Palanco3Jesús Daniel de la Rosa-Santana4Hospital Pediátrico Docente “Hermanos Cordové”, GranmaUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas de GranmaHospital Pediátrico Docente “Hermanos Cordové”, GranmaHospital Pediátrico Docente “Hermanos Cordové”, GranmaFacultad de Ciencias Médicas “Celia Sánchez Manduley”. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de GranmaIntroduction: infections in the skin and soft tissues are common health concerns in children, with a wide range of severity from patient to patient. Objective: to describe the clinical-epidemiological characteristics of the patients with soft tissue infections hospitalized in the Pediatric Teaching Hospital “Hermanos Cordové”. Method: an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in the services of pediatric clinic in the Pediatric Teaching Hospital “Hermanos Cordové”, in Manzanillo, Cuba, during the year 2018. All discharged patients who had a confirmed diagnosis of this type of infection were studied (n=298). The following variables were taken into account: anatomical location, classifications of the different types of skin and soft tissue infections, treatment used and hospitalization. Results: male gender prevailed in the patients (57.7 %), and also the ages ranging between 10 to 14 years old (34.9 %). Infections located on the limbs were described in 113 patients (37.9 %). Impetigo was the most common diagnosis (42.3 %), and the most frequently used antibiotic was cefazolin (77.2 %). Most of the patients were hospitalized up to 7 days (293), with a satisfactory evolution of the disease. Conclusions: patients with soft tissue infections in the services of pediatric clinic in the Pediatric Teaching Hospital “Hermanos Cordové” are mainly characterized for being male, especially from ages raging between 10 to 14 years old, with impetigo being the most common infection, mostly located on the limbs. Cefalozin resulted very effective for the treatment of these infections, making possible the hospitalization time to be lesser than a week.http://www.revinfcientifica.sld.cu/index.php/ric/article/view/2999infección de pielenfermedades infecciosasenfermedad de declaración obligatoria |
| spellingShingle | Alberto Damián García-Guerra Giselle Lucila Vázquez-Gutiérrez Isabel María Osorio-Caballero Julio Roberto Vázquez-Palanco Jesús Daniel de la Rosa-Santana Morbidity caused by soft tissue infections in the services of pediatric clinic in Manzanillo, Granma, 2018 Revista Información Científica infección de piel enfermedades infecciosas enfermedad de declaración obligatoria |
| title | Morbidity caused by soft tissue infections in the services of pediatric clinic in Manzanillo, Granma, 2018 |
| title_full | Morbidity caused by soft tissue infections in the services of pediatric clinic in Manzanillo, Granma, 2018 |
| title_fullStr | Morbidity caused by soft tissue infections in the services of pediatric clinic in Manzanillo, Granma, 2018 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morbidity caused by soft tissue infections in the services of pediatric clinic in Manzanillo, Granma, 2018 |
| title_short | Morbidity caused by soft tissue infections in the services of pediatric clinic in Manzanillo, Granma, 2018 |
| title_sort | morbidity caused by soft tissue infections in the services of pediatric clinic in manzanillo granma 2018 |
| topic | infección de piel enfermedades infecciosas enfermedad de declaración obligatoria |
| url | http://www.revinfcientifica.sld.cu/index.php/ric/article/view/2999 |
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