@article{10.11648/j.ijidt.20190403.13,
  author = {Mikaila Kabore and Issa Konate and Yacouba Cissoko and Bassirou Diarra and Jean Paul Dembele and Mariam Soumare and Assetou Fofana and Abdoulaye Zare and Hermine Meli and Mohamed Aly Cisse and Dramane Sogoba and Oumar Magassouba and Madou Traore and Kongnimissom Apoline Sondo and Sounkalo Dao},
  title = {Measles in Bamako: Epidemiological, Clinical and Therapeutic Features of Patients Hospitalized at University Teaching Hospital of Point "G"},
  journal = {International Journal of Infectious Diseases and Therapy},
  volume = {4},
  number = {3},
  pages = {44-49},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ijidt.20190403.13},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijidt.20190403.13},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ijidt.20190403.13},
  abstract = {Measles is a highly contagious acute febrile eruptive disease. It can be prevented through vaccination. The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutic features of measles cases hospitalized at Point "G" University Teaching Hospital. It was a retrospective study to review the medical files of patients hospitalized for measles between January 2010 and May 2011 at the Infectious Diseases Department of the Point "G" University Teaching Hospital. During the study period, 31 patients (6.4%) were treated for measles, and the majority of cases were seen in April months (20 cases) and May months (5 cases). The most affected age group was 9 - 59 months (58.1%) with a sex ratio of 1.38. The majority of patients (64.5%) consulted at least two health facilities before their hospitalization in Point “G” with an average of 5.3 ± 3.6 days from unset to the hospitalization. Measles immunization was not effective in 16 out of 26 patients and nearly one-third (29.0%) had familial contact measles case. Febrile rash, present in all patients, was associated with cough (96.8%), rhinitis (77.4%) and/or conjunctivitis (77.4%). Pneumonia was the most common complication (83.9%) followed by comorbidities such as gastroenteritis (29%), malnutrition (9.7%) and oral candidiasis (9.7%). Amoxicillin and ceftriaxone were the antibiotics frequently used against complications. Patients were hospitalized for an average of 6.9 ± 4.2 days, and no death was recorded. This study revealed that pneumonia was the main complication leading to hospitalization of patients. For a better control of measles, we need to fully respect the immunization schedule which is a guarantee for vaccine efficacy.},
 year = {2019}
}

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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Measles in Bamako: Epidemiological, Clinical and Therapeutic Features of Patients Hospitalized at University Teaching Hospital of Point "G"
AU  - Mikaila Kabore
AU  - Issa Konate
AU  - Yacouba Cissoko
AU  - Bassirou Diarra
AU  - Jean Paul Dembele
AU  - Mariam Soumare
AU  - Assetou Fofana
AU  - Abdoulaye Zare
AU  - Hermine Meli
AU  - Mohamed Aly Cisse
AU  - Dramane Sogoba
AU  - Oumar Magassouba
AU  - Madou Traore
AU  - Kongnimissom Apoline Sondo
AU  - Sounkalo Dao
Y1  - 2019/09/19
PY  - 2019
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijidt.20190403.13
DO  - 10.11648/j.ijidt.20190403.13
T2  - International Journal of Infectious Diseases and Therapy
JF  - International Journal of Infectious Diseases and Therapy
JO  - International Journal of Infectious Diseases and Therapy
SP  - 44
EP  - 49
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2578-966X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijidt.20190403.13
AB  - Measles is a highly contagious acute febrile eruptive disease. It can be prevented through vaccination. The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutic features of measles cases hospitalized at Point "G" University Teaching Hospital. It was a retrospective study to review the medical files of patients hospitalized for measles between January 2010 and May 2011 at the Infectious Diseases Department of the Point "G" University Teaching Hospital. During the study period, 31 patients (6.4%) were treated for measles, and the majority of cases were seen in April months (20 cases) and May months (5 cases). The most affected age group was 9 - 59 months (58.1%) with a sex ratio of 1.38. The majority of patients (64.5%) consulted at least two health facilities before their hospitalization in Point “G” with an average of 5.3 ± 3.6 days from unset to the hospitalization. Measles immunization was not effective in 16 out of 26 patients and nearly one-third (29.0%) had familial contact measles case. Febrile rash, present in all patients, was associated with cough (96.8%), rhinitis (77.4%) and/or conjunctivitis (77.4%). Pneumonia was the most common complication (83.9%) followed by comorbidities such as gastroenteritis (29%), malnutrition (9.7%) and oral candidiasis (9.7%). Amoxicillin and ceftriaxone were the antibiotics frequently used against complications. Patients were hospitalized for an average of 6.9 ± 4.2 days, and no death was recorded. This study revealed that pneumonia was the main complication leading to hospitalization of patients. For a better control of measles, we need to fully respect the immunization schedule which is a guarantee for vaccine efficacy.
VL  - 4
IS  - 3
ER  - 

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