Infectious-diseases
OVERVIEWTotal official hospitalizations in
Bangladesh were 2,573 since January, 2023 according to a press release of the
Directorate General of Health Services.Of the total hospitalization this
year, 1,870 were reported in Dhaka city and 703 in other places outside the
Dhaka city. The mosquito-borne viral disease killed 17 people so far this ye...
eClinicalMedicine Journal: The LANCET: Published on December, 2022Gram-negative bacteremia is common
in both community and health care settings, with a significant increase in
incidence described for some Gram-negative bacteria in recent years.Prolonged duration of antibiotic
therapy for such common infections may lead to increased resistance em...
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD)
is a common but highly contagious acute viral infection due to an enterovirus infection. The disease is most common under the age of 10, and most are under 5
years of age (95%). It can uncommonly affect adults and tends to be more severe
in the elderly, immunocompromised, and pregnant women. What is the cause...
Dengue
is endemic in Bangladesh with recurrent outbreaks. Health officials in
Bangladesh have reported elevated dengue fever activity in Bangladesh during
2022. Dhaka and Chattogram has become a hotspot for dengue fever (DF).Why DF rising in August &
September?•
The risk of
dengue fever transmission in Bangladesh exists nationwide and...
The Lancet: Published on September, 2022A
promising malaria vaccine was up to 80% effective at preventing the disease in
young children who received a booster shot at one year following a primary
three-dose regime maintained high efficacy against malaria, and continued to
meet the World Health Organization’s Malaria Vaccine Technology Roadmap g...
Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by Plasmodium parasites,
which are spread to humans through bites of infected mosquitoes.The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommended on October
2021, widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children
in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high P.
falc...
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal:
Take Home Message:
Diarrheal
disease is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality globally.
Rotavirus is the leading cause of
vaccine-preventable diarrhea among children under 5 and is associated with
approximately 28% of diarrheal deaths. The highest burden of severe disease and
d...
From The Journal of Infectious Diseases and
The British Medical Journal:
Sepsis mortality has improved
following advancements in early recognition and standardized management, including
emphasis on early administration of appropriate antimicrobials. However,
guidance regarding antimicrobial duration in sepsis is surprisingly limited....
Acute
gastroenteritis (AGE) is the second leading cause of child mortality and
morbidity, particularly in low-income countries. Although 30% reduction in
mortality for diarrhea has been achieved, AGE still accounts for 550,000 deaths
per year in infants and children younger than 5 years.
The
Federation of International Societies of Pedi...
The
management of Acute Gastroenteritis (AGE) is essentially based on 5 steps:
1. Assessment
of dehydration by simple, reproducible, and validated parameters and/or
clinical score;
2. Prompt
rehydration with reduced osmolality ORS;
3. Avoidance of
elimination diets and continuing of breast-feeding in infants and reg...
TAKE HOME MESSAGE
Acute pharyngitis is one of the most common complaints that a physician
encounters in the ambulatory care setting, accounting for 1% to 2% of all
ambulatory care visits annually and a high antibiotic prescribing rate.
However, the majority of these cases is viral and is self-limiting even in
cases caused by bacteria...
Key Information:
Respiratory
syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally in
preschool children with acute lower respiratory infections.
Current
guidelines do not support the routine use of antibiotics in these children. However, higher incidence of bacterial co-infection with RSV
bronchopulmonary infe...
