Department of Pediatrics, Hôpital Sacré Coeur, Milot, Haiti.
Hôpital Sacré Coeur, Milot, Haiti.
J Trop Pediatr. 2019 Apr 1;65(2):183-187. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmy021.
Infection with Corynebacterium diphtheriae persists in Haiti. Twenty-six children with clinically severe respiratory diphtheria presented to a hospital in northern Haiti during a 3-year period beginning in early 2015. The mortality rate was 50%. Partial or absent vaccinations as well as delayed and limited care contributed to mortality. This cohort offer insights into the multiple challenges involved in preventing and caring for children with diphtheria in resource-limited settings.
白喉棒状杆菌感染在海地持续存在。2015 年初开始的 3 年期间，海地北部一家医院收治了 26 例临床严重呼吸道白喉的儿童。死亡率为 50%。部分或完全未接种疫苗以及延迟和有限的护理是导致死亡的原因。该队列提供了在资源有限的环境中预防和治疗白喉患儿所面临的多重挑战的见解。
