Clinical and epidemiological features of acute intestinal infections in children in the Astrakhan region: results of a retrospective study

Abstract

Objective : to establish the clinical and epidemiological features of acute intestinal infections (AII) in children in the Astrakhan region, depending on the etiological factor, age, season of the year. Materials and methods : a retrospective analysis of the incidence of acute intestinal infections in children in the Astrakhan region for 2019 and 3335 case histories of patients diagnosed with acute intestinal infections, under the age of 17 years, who were treated at the Regional Infectious Clinical Hospital, Astrakhan, during 2019. Research results : Acute intestinal infections of established etiology in children in the Astrakhan region is 35%. Among acute intestinal infections caused by established pathogens, the viral etiology of the disease occurred in 22%, bacterial in 78% of patients. The etiological structure of аcute intestinal infections in children has changed due to an increase in the number of intestinal infections caused by opportunistic bacteria. In the age structure of patients with acute intestinal infections caused by opportunistic bacteria, children of the first year of life dominated (69%). Refined viral diarrhea in 86% of patients proceeded with a topical diagnosis of enteritis, gastroenteritis, bacterial diarrhea proceeded on the type of enterocolitis and colitis in 91% of patients.