Clinics in Mother and Child Health

Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Albert Royer National Children's Hospital in Dakar, Dakar, Senegal, West Africa

Publications

• Special Issue   
  Virological Profile of Acute Respiratory Infections in Children at Dakar CHU
  Author(s): Ba ID*, Diagne G, Diallo AI, Dia N, Fall E, Mbaye A, Kane A, Coundoul AM, Sow S, Bop K and Ndiaye O
  
  Introduction: Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are a global public health priority. They are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children, especially in developing countries. The main objective of this study was to see mainly the virological aspects in ARI in children in Senegalese hospitals Methodology: We had conducted a prospective descriptive mono-centric study over a period of one year (from July 01, 2017 to June 30, 2018) at the Albert Royer National Children's Hospital in Dakar. Results: The hospital frequency for acute respiratory infections in children was 3.7%. The average age was 23.7 months with extremes between 1 month and 144 months. The peaks of consultations were found in August, March and April with respectively 22%, 15.6% and 12.8%. Fever, respiratory distress and pulmonary cond.. View more»
  

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