Clinical and laboratory profiles of children with severe chikungunya infection.

INTRODUCTION: Chikungunya infection presents with distinct clinical features depending on the patient age group. METHODS: Medical records of children with positive IgM for the chikungunya virus who were hospitalized in a pediatric ward in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil were analyzed. RESULTS: Fourteen children with a median age of 4 months (36 days to 15 years) were included. All patients presented with fever persisting for an average of 5 days. The joints were involved in 6 (42.8%) children, and 8 (57.1%) children presented with bullous rash. CONCLUSIONS: Systemic involvement and atypical clinical manifestations characterize severe forms of chikungunya infection in children.

Clinical and laboratory profiles of children with severe chikungunya infection

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chikungunya infection presents with distinct clinical features depending on the patient age group. METHODS: Medical records of children with positive IgM for the chikungunya virus who were hospitalized in a pediatric ward in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil were analyzed. RESULTS: Fourteen children with a median age of 4 months (36 days to 15 years) were included. All patients presented with fever persisting for an average of 5 days. The joints were involved in 6 (42.8%) children, and 8 (57.1%) children presented with bullous rash. CONCLUSIONS: Systemic involvement and atypical clinical manifestations characterize severe forms of chikungunya infection in children.

Implantação dos testes rápidos para sífilis e HIV na rotina do pré-natal em Fortaleza - Ceará / Implantación de los exámenes rápidos para sífi lis y VIH en la rutina del prenatal en Fortaleza - Ceará / Implementation of fast tests for syphilis and HIV in prenatal care in Fortaleza - Ceará

RESUMO Objetivo: descrever a implantação dos Testes Rápidos (TR) de sífilis e HIV na rotina do pré-natal em unidades primárias de saúde de Fortaleza, Ceará. Método: estudo descritivo com abordagem quantitativa. Foram realizadas supervisões capacitantes em 24 unidades entre maio e agosto de 2014, cujo critério de inclusão era ter pelo menos um profissional capacitado. Resultados: analisou-se espaço físico, disponibilidade, validade e realização dos TR no pré-natal. Os dados foram apresentados em tabelas de frequências simples. Identificou-se espaço físico adequado em 79,2% unidades, disponibilidade de TR em 62,5%, realização dos testes em 37,5% e, destas, 55,6% fazendo estes procedimentos na rotina do pré-natal. Conclusão: as unidades primárias apresentam dificuldades para implantar os TR de sífilis e HIV na rotina do pré-natal. Atividade essa vista como uma estratégia eficaz para a redução da transmissão vertical dessas infecções.

RESUMEN Objetivo: describir la implantación de los Exámenes Rápidos (ET) de sífilis y VIH en la rutina del prenatal en unidades primarias de salud de Fortaleza, Ceará. Método: estudio descriptivo con enfoque cuantitativo. Fueron realizadas supervisiones capacitantes en 24 unidades entre mayo y agosto de 2014, cuyo criterio de inclusión era tener por lo menos un profesional capacitado. Resultados: se analizaron el espacio físico, disponibilidad, validez y realización de los ET en el prenatal. Los datos fueron presentados en cuadros de frecuencias simples. Se identificó el espacio físico adecuado en 79,2% unidades, disponibilidad de FT en 62,5%, realización de los exámenes en 37,5% y, de estas, 55,6% haciendo estos procedimientos en la rutina del prenatal. Conclusión: las unidades primarias presentan dificultades para implantar los FT de sífilis y VIH en la rutina del prenatal. Actividad esta vista como una estrategia eficaz para la reducción de la transmisión vertical de esas infecciones.

ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the implementation of the Fast Test (FT) of syphilis and HIV in prenatal care in primary healthcare units in Fortaleza, Ceará. Method: a descriptive study with a quantitative approach. There were training supervisions carried out in 24 units between May and August 2014, and the inclusion criterion was to have at least one trained professional. Results: the physical space, the availability, validity and the performance of FT in prenatal were analyzed. The data were presented in simple frequency tables. It was identified adequate space in 79.2% of the units, availability of FT in 62.5%, performing the tests in 37.5%, and of these, 55.6% doing these procedures in routine prenatal care. Conclusion: the primary units have difficulties in implementing FT in syphilis and HIV in the prenatal routine. This activity is seen as an effective strategy to reduce vertical transmission of these infections.