Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in the Andaman Islands, India.
Indian Pediatr
; 55(5): 408-410, 2018 May 15.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate an outbreak of Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Andaman Islands during 2013.METHODS:
Epidemiological, clinical data and samples were collected from HFMD patients who attended selected hospitals. Data were analyzed and samples were processed for detection of Enterovirus and further confirmed by sequencing. Serotype-specific molecular typing was also done to identify the etiological agent.RESULTS:
Of the 246 suspected patients, most were affected in August 2013 (92/246, 37.4%). Fever (71.2%) associated with typical HFMD rashes (100%) were the most common presenting symptoms and rashes were mostly distributed on hands (100%), legs (92%), mouth (77%), and buttocks (52.8%). All cases were reported as mild and recovered completely without any complications. Enterovirus was detected in 63 cases (50.4%).CONCLUSION:
HFMD was mild, mostly reported in children <60 months of age, and in boys. Coxsackie virus A16 was found to be the only etiological agent for this specific outbreak.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Brotes de Enfermedades
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Enfermedad de Boca, Mano y Pie
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Child
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Indian Pediatr
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
India