Aspectos clínico-epidemiológicos dos pacientes com meningites bacterianas em um hospital universitário de referência em Alagoas

• Autor(a) principal: Batista, Luís Antonio Xavier
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Pacheco, Luciana Maria de Medeiros
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Diversitas Journal
• Texto Completo: https://diversitasjournal.com.br/diversitas_journal/article/view/1843

ABSTRACT: Introduction: The World Health Organization estimates the occurrence of about 1.2 million cases and 135 thousand deaths from meningitis annually in the globe. In Brazil, bacterial meningitis (MB) manifests endemic behavior, being the most important, due to the magnitude of its prevalence, potential to cause outbreaks and lethality. Objective: Describe the clinical-epidemiological aspects of MB cases notified at a reference university hospital in Alagoas. Methodology: Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study based on clinical records of patients admitted to Hospital Escola Hélvio Auto by MB from 2010 to 2019. Results: From the investigation of 551 medical records, it was obtained that 2013 was the year of greatest prevalence, the epidemiological profile was composed of children, male, mixed-ethnic individuals, preschool students, residents of Eastern Alagoas and predominantly of cases during winter and fall. In turn, the clinical profile was characterized by fever, headache and vomiting, a history of previous contact in a home environment, a high rate of hospitalization and a satisfactory evolutionary outcome. Conclusion: The investigation allowed to trace the clinical and epidemiological profile of MB in the state of Alagoas, as well as identifying that the serogroup C of meningococcus, despite having a vaccination with wide access to the population, has shown a significant increase in the number of cases in recent years. KEYWORDS: Meningitis, Bacterial Meningitis, Epidemiology, Public Health.