Klinicist (Jan 2021)
Сlinical and epidemiological analysis of cases of enterovirus infection in the oryol region in adults
Abstract
Objectives – to identify the clinical and epidemiological features of enterovirus infection in the adult population in the Oryol region, to track the seasonality of the disease, distribution in different age groups, and to assess the main clinical forms, symptoms, and complications.Objects and methods of research. The object of investigation was 24 medical histories of patients who gave informed consent, with a confirmed diagnosis of “enterovirus infection”, the 2 nd infectious diseases Department of Department of Oryol region “City hospital. S.P. Botkin”.Results. For the period from 2009 to 2019 was gospitalizirovany 24 patients with laboratory-confirmed diagnosis “enterovirus infection”. The most patients with this diagnosis were in 2017 – 33,5 %, the least – in 2012 – 4,1 %. In 2013 and 2019, there were no patients. Women were sick more often than men – 55 % of the total number of subjects. After analyzing statistical data, it was found that young people (aged 20–29 years) were sick more often – 58,3 %. There is a summer-autumn seasonality: 45,8 % and 54,2 %, respectively. 37,5 % of the subjects were in contact with infectious SARS patients. 37,5 % also left the Oryol region the day before.Most often, enterovirus exanthema was observed in patients – 58,3 %.. The onset of the disease in 100 % of cases was acute. All patients had fever, most often subfebrile – 54,2 %. The studied patients complained of body aches – 100 %, headaches of various localization and intensity – 96 %, sore throat – 12,5 %, vesicular-papular rash on the skin of the trunk, limbs, and head – 58,3 %, and enanthema on the oropharyngeal mucosa – 12,5 %. In 100 % of cases, the diagnosis was confirmed by a positive polymerase chain reaction response to the presence of enterovirus RNA.Conclusion. The study revealed that over the past 10 years, enterovirus infection in the Oryol region has a consistently low level. It is more common in young people. The disease is characterized by summer and autumn seasonality. In this area, the more common form is enterovirus exanthema.
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