Acute respiratory infections in children admitted in a hospital of Calcutta.

IF 0.9 4区医学 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Indian journal of public health Pub Date : 1991-07-01

P Roy, P K Sen, K B Das, A K Chakraborty

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Abstract

Analysis of records of admitted children (0-12 years) in Chittaranjan Sishusadan Hospital, Calcutta during 1987 revealed that acute respiratory infections contributed 20.1% of all admissions. Lower respiratory infections were common. 93.7% of children were below 5 years of age. Case fatality rate due to ARI was the highest (17.6%) during infancy. Higher number of admissions were observed during the monsoon months.

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加尔各答一家医院收治的儿童急性呼吸道感染。

对1987年在加尔各答Chittaranjan Sishusadan医院住院儿童(0-12岁)的记录进行分析显示，急性呼吸道感染占所有住院儿童的20.1%。下呼吸道感染很常见。93.7%的儿童年龄在5岁以下。急性呼吸道感染的病死率在婴儿期最高(17.6%)。在季风月份，入院人数较多。

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Indian journal of public health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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2.40

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0.00%

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21 weeks

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