Bacterial Sepsis in Brazilian Children: A Trend Analysis from 1992 to 2006

Cristina Mangia; Niranjan Kissoon; Otavio Augusto Branchini; Maria Cristina de Andrade; Benjamin Israel Kopelman; Joe Carcillo

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0014817

Abstract

We concluded that sepsis remains an important health problem in children in Brazil. The institution of universal primary care programs has been associated with substantially reduced sepsis incidence and therefore deaths; however, hospital mortality rates in children with sepsis remain unchanged. Implementation of additional health initiatives to reduce sepsis mortality in hospitalized patients could have great impact on childhood mortality rates in Brazil.

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MedicineSepsisMortality rateMeaslesEpidemiologyPediatricsPneumoniaIncidence (geometry)Retrospective cohort studyMalariaInternal medicineImmunology

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Year: 2011
Type: article
Volume: 6
Issue: 6
Pages: e14817-e14817
Citations: 39
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                                    Cristina Mangia, 
                                
                                    Niranjan Kissoon, 
                                
                                    Otavio Augusto Branchini
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2011). 
                            Bacterial Sepsis in Brazilian Children: A Trend Analysis from 1992 to 2006. 
                            PLoS ONE
                            , 6
                            (6)
                            , e14817-e14817.
                            https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0014817
                        

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014817