Illness in Children After International Travel: Analysis From the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network

dc.contributor.authorHagmann, Stefan
dc.contributor.authorNeugebauer, Richard
dc.contributor.authorSchwartz, Eli
dc.contributor.authorPerret, Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorCastelli, Francesco
dc.contributor.authorBarnett, Elizabeth D.
dc.contributor.authorStauffer, William M.
dc.contributor.authorGeoSentinel Surveillance Network
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T13:13:39Z
dc.date.available2024-01-10T13:13:39Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: By using a large, multicenter database, we investigated the characteristics and morbidities of 1591 children returning from 218 global destinations and presenting for care in 19 countries.
dc.description.abstractMETHODS: Data reported to the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network between January 1997 and November 2007 were analyzed, to assess demographic features, travel characteristics, and clinical diagnoses of ill pediatric travelers. Data were compared between children and adults and among 3 pediatric age groups (0-5 years, 6-11 years, and 12-17 years).
dc.description.abstractRESULTS: Children were predominantly tourist travelers returning from Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, or Latin America. Compared with adults, children disproportionately presented within 7 days after return, required hospitalization, lacked pretravel health advice, and had traveled for the purpose of visiting friends and relatives. Diarrhea (28%), dermatologic conditions (25%), systemic febrile illnesses (23%), and respiratory disorders (11%) accounted for the majority of diagnoses reported for children. No fatalities were reported. Diarrhea occurred disproportionately among children after exposure to the Middle East/North Africa, dermatologic conditions after exposure to Latin America, systemic febrile illnesses after exposure to sub-Saharan Africa or Asia, and respiratory disorders after exposure to Europe or North America. The proportionate morbidity rates of travel-associated diseases differed among the pediatric age groups and between children and adults.
dc.description.abstractCONCLUSIONS: The health care utilization patterns before and after travel and the profiles of travel-associated health problems differed between children and adults. Health professionals providing pretravel advice need to consider destination-and age-specific susceptibility to travel-related morbidities and develop prevention strategies accordingly. Pediatrics 2010; 125: e1072-e1080
dc.description.funderCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
dc.description.funderNATIONAL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES (NCID)
dc.format.extent9 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1542/peds.2009-1951
dc.identifier.issn0031-4005
dc.identifier.pubmedidMEDLINE:20368323
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-1951
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/78326
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000277232800039
dc.information.autorucMedicina;Perret C;S/I;80387
dc.issue.numero5
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoSin adjunto
dc.publisherAMER ACAD PEDIATRICS
dc.revistaPEDIATRICS
dc.rightsregistro bibliográfico
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjecttravel
dc.subjectmorbidity
dc.subjectprevention
dc.subjectRETURNED TRAVELERS
dc.subjectVISITING FRIENDS
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS-DISEASES
dc.subjectRELATIVES ABROAD
dc.subjectIMPORTED MALARIA
dc.subjectMEDICINE
dc.subjectDIARRHEA
dc.subjectCOUNTRIES
dc.subjectINFANTS
dc.subjectSOCIETY
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleIllness in Children After International Travel: Analysis From the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen125
sipa.codpersvinculados80387
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.indexScopus
sipa.trazabilidadCarga SIPA;09-01-2024
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