PATTERN OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION IN CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OF AGE TREATED AT THE THAI BINH PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL

Trọng Luân Phạm, Thị Diệu Thuý Nguyễn, Văn Lập Khúc

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Acute respiratory infections are major problem in children’health. Objective: To describe the pattern of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in inpatient children at the Thanh Binh Pediatric Hospital in 2024. Methods: A prospective and retrospective, cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in children under 5 years old treated at the Thai Binh Pediatric Hospital which were suffered from acute respiratory infection from 1/2024 to 12/2024. Results: There were a variety of acute respiratory infection. Mean age of children with ARI was 15,04±13,98 months. The ratio of boys to girls was 1.6/1. Acute nasopharyngitis was the most common upper respiratory tract disease, accounting for 26.5% wheares pneumonia is the most common among lower respiratory tract diseases, accounting for 73.4%. The admissions of patients were mainly in winter and spring. Conclusion: ARI is mainly observed at a young age. Children are admitted to the hospital mainly in the winter and spring due to lower ARI.

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