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Incidence of Intussusception in Children Less than 2 Years

Saeed Alhindi, Sameh Anis, Robert Pawinski

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Result: Twenty!one children, 10 males and 11 female s, were diagnosed with definite IS (2004−2006). The incidence of IS ranged from 35.4!5 6.3 per 100,000 children aged <1 year and from 6.7!21.7 per 100,000 in children aged 1−2 year s (overall 23.4!39.2 per 100,000 children aged <2 years). Sixteen (76.2%) IS cases occurred in children aged <1 year; incidence peaked between 5−8 months of age. IS cases demonstrated no seasonality. Twenty (95.2%) children had abdominal pain and 17 (81%) had vomiting. No deaths were reported. Conclusion: Incidence of IS in Bahrain reveals a decreasing trend from 2004 to 2006. The incidence was high in the first year of life. These baseline data on IS incidence will facilitate the risk/benefit assessment of rotavirus vaccination once it is routinely used for immunizing infants in Bahrain.

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Result: Twenty!one children, 10 males and 11 female s, were diagnosed with definite IS (2004−2006). The incidence of IS ranged from 35.4!5 6.3 per 100,000 children aged <1 year and from 6.7!21.7 per 100,000 in children aged 1−2 year s (overall 23.4!39.2 per 100,000 children aged <2 years). Sixteen (76.2%) IS cases occurred in children aged <1 year; incidence peaked between 5−8 months of age. IS cases demonstrated no seasonality. Twenty (95.2%) children had abdominal pain and 17 (81%) had vomiting. No deaths were reported. Conclusion: Incidence of IS in Bahrain reveals a decreasing trend from 2004 to 2006. The incidence was high in the first year of life. These baseline data on IS incidence will facilitate the risk/benefit assessment of rotavirus vaccination once it is routinely used for immunizing infants in Bahrain.

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Result: Twenty!one children, 10 males and 11 female s, were diagnosed with definite IS (2004−2006). The incidence of IS ranged from 35.4!5 6.3 per 100,000 children aged <1 year and from 6.7!21.7 per 100,000 in children aged 1−2 year s (overall 23.4!39.2 per 100,000 children aged <2 years). Sixteen (76.2%) IS cases occurred in children aged <1 year; incidence peaked between 5−8 months of age. IS cases demonstrated no seasonality. Twenty (95.2%) children had abdominal pain and 17 (81%) had vomiting. No deaths were reported. Conclusion: Incidence of IS in Bahrain reveals a decreasing trend from 2004 to 2006. The incidence was high in the first year of life. These baseline data on IS incidence will facilitate the risk/benefit assessment of rotavirus vaccination once it is routinely used for immunizing infants in Bahrain.

Key concepts: Incidence (geometry), Medicine, Pediatrics, Intussusception (medical disorder), Abdominal pain, Vomiting, Rotavirus, Surgery

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