Bozzola Elena, Bozzola Mauro, Calcaterra Valeria, Barberi Salvatore, Villani Alberto
Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric and Infectious Disease Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, 00100 Rome, Italy.
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
ISRN Prev Med. 2013 Apr 3;2013:765354. doi: 10.5402/2013/765354. eCollection 2013.
Introduction. The circulation of infectious diseases puts small infants too young to be vaccinated at risk of morbidity and mortality, often requiring prolonged hospitalization. Material and Methods. We have reviewed the medical records of children not eligible for vaccination because of age, admitted to hospital for pertussis, measles, or varicella from February 1, 2010, till February 1, 2012. Results. Of the case records scrutinized, 21 were hospitalized for pertussis, 18 for measles, and 32 for varicella. Out of them, 42%, 66%, and 78% diagnosed with, respectively, pertussis, measles, and varicella had a complicated course of the disease. Discussion. To avoid infectious disease circulation, childhood immunization strategies should be adopted, such as vaccination of healthcare givers, adult household contacts, and parents planning to have, or who have had, a newborn baby.
引言。传染病的传播使太小而无法接种疫苗的婴儿面临发病和死亡风险，通常需要长期住院治疗。材料与方法。我们回顾了2010年2月1日至2012年2月1日期间因年龄原因不适合接种疫苗、因百日咳、麻疹或水痘入院治疗的儿童的病历。结果。在审查的病例记录中，21例因百日咳住院，18例因麻疹住院，32例因水痘住院。其中，分别被诊断为百日咳、麻疹和水痘的病例中，有42%、66%和78%的病情较为复杂。讨论。为避免传染病传播，应采取儿童免疫策略，如对医护人员、成年家庭接触者以及计划生育或已生育新生儿的父母进行疫苗接种。
