Measles in children younger than 9 months in Pakistan

Ali Faisal Saleem; Anita Zaidi; Adnan Ahmed; Haider Warraich; Fatima Mir

Measles in children younger than 9 months in Pakistan

Ali Faisal Saleem, Anita Zaidi, Adnan Ahmed, Haider Warraich, Fatima Mir

Division of Woman and Child Health, Medical College, Pakistan
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Woman and Child Health, Medical College, Pakistan

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Abstract

Pakistan has one of the highest burden of measles and measles-related deaths in the world. We compared the clinical course and outcomes of measles in infants aged ≤9 months with those >9 month old amongst children admitted to a tertiary care hospital. Data were collected by a retrospective chart review, and compared between age ≤9 months (Group A) and age >9 months (Group B). Severe malnutrition (P=0.039, adjusted odds ratio=3.02), anemia (P=0.017), leukocytosis (P<0.001, adjusted odds ratio 4.1), and conjunctivitis (P=0.021) were higher in Group A children. All four deaths occurred in Group B.

Original language	English (UK)
Pages (from-to)	1009-1012
Number of pages	4
Journal	Indian Pediatrics
Volume	46
Issue number	11
Publication status	Published - Nov 2009

Keywords

Epidemic
Immunization
Measles
Pakistan

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