Epidemiological characterization of bites on people, as emergency care record. Province of Los Andes, Chile

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dc.contributor.authorVillagra, Vania
dc.contributor.authorCaceres, Dante
dc.contributor.authorAlvarado, Sergio
dc.contributor.authorSalinas, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorLoreto Caldera, M.
dc.contributor.authorLucero, Erick
dc.contributor.authorViviani, Paola
dc.contributor.authorTorres, Marisa
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T13:48:06Z
dc.date.available2024-01-10T13:48:06Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractBackground: Bites constitute a public health problem worldwide. Aim: To characterize epidemiologically bites by animals happened in the province of Los Andes (2005-2007). Method: Descriptive, retrospective epidemiological study. Studied variables: Bitten person (BP), accident by bite, biting animal and bite. It was not feasible to obtain more updated information by law of patient protection. Results: 2,360 BP were assisted in the emergency unit of San Juan de Dios Hospital and Rio Blanco clinic. An annual average rate of 729 BP/100,000 inhabitants and 1.99 daily average was recorded. The male gender was most affected (53.5%) and the age group from 6 to 10 years old. (Rate:.521/100,000). Most frequent topographic location was the lower limb, except in children under 5 year olds in whom predominated head and neck. The biting animal according to frequency was: the dog (67.1%) spider (7.1%) and cat (3.9%). The animal property was 35.6% known and 30.7% own. The most frequent problems were: nonspecific allergy; toxic effect by spider bites and among the infections, the disease made by cat's scratch stands out. Regarding the record system, the biting animal complaint was applied to 47.6% of the BP and the 92.8% of the recorded information was incomplete. Conclusions: Bites reported higher rates in the province of Los Andes than the average of the country (729 versus 188/100,000), standing out the higher magnitude in 6 to 10 year-old-children. It is noticed that the record is low and incomplete. In this province, no bite control programs or updated studies have been carried out.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2024-05-30
dc.format.extent9 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.4067/S0716-10182017000300002
dc.identifier.eissn0717-6341
dc.identifier.issn0716-1018
dc.identifier.pubmedidMEDLINE:28991316
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4067/S0716-10182017000300002
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/79334
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000405445900002
dc.information.autorucMedicina;Torres M;S/I;71397
dc.information.autorucMedicina;Viviani P ;S/I;729
dc.issue.numero3
dc.language.isoes
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.pagina.final220
dc.pagina.inicio212
dc.publisherSOC CHILENA INFECTOLOGIA
dc.revistaREVISTA CHILENA DE INFECTOLOGIA
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subjectBites
dc.subjectepidemiology
dc.subjectsurveillance
dc.subjectzoonosis
dc.subjectdogs
dc.subjectrabies
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleEpidemiological characterization of bites on people, as emergency care record. Province of Los Andes, Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen34
sipa.codpersvinculados71397
sipa.codpersvinculados729
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.indexScielo
sipa.indexScopus
sipa.trazabilidadCarga SIPA;09-01-2024
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