Particularities of liver abscesses in children in Senegal: Description of a series of 26 cases

Liver abscess is a serious infection that can cause life-threatening complications. To describe the epidemiology, diagnosis, and progression of liver abscess at the Dakar National Albert-Royer Children's Hospital. A retrospective study was conducted from over a period of 5 years (1st January 20...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Société française de pédiatrie 2016-05, Vol.23 (5), p.491-496
Hauptverfasser:	Ba, I D, Ba, A, Faye, P M, Diouf, F N, Sagna, A, Thiongane, A, Diop, M D M, Sow, A, Fall, I, Ba, M
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Sprache:	fre
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Bacterial Infections - complications Bacterial Infections - diagnosis Bacterial Infections - epidemiology Bacterial Infections - therapy Child Child, Preschool Entamoeba histolytica - parasitology Female Hospitals, Pediatric Humans Infant Klebsiella pneumoniae - isolation & purification Life Style Liver Abscess, Amebic - complications Liver Abscess, Amebic - diagnosis Liver Abscess, Amebic - epidemiology Liver Abscess, Amebic - therapy Liver Abscess, Pyogenic - diagnosis Liver Abscess, Pyogenic - epidemiology Liver Abscess, Pyogenic - microbiology Liver Abscess, Pyogenic - therapy Male Poverty Prevalence Pseudomonas aeruginosa - isolation & purification Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Rural Population - statistics & numerical data Senegal - epidemiology Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification Streptococcus pneumoniae - isolation & purification Suction Treatment Outcome Urban Population - statistics & numerical data
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Zusammenfassung:	Liver abscess is a serious infection that can cause life-threatening complications. To describe the epidemiology, diagnosis, and progression of liver abscess at the Dakar National Albert-Royer Children's Hospital. A retrospective study was conducted from over a period of 5 years (1st January 2010 to 31st December 2014). All children aged 0-15 years hospitalized for liver abscess with ultrasound confirmation were included. We collected demographic data (age, gender, socioeconomic status, origin), clinical data (general and hepatic symptoms), diagnostic data (ultrasound, bacteriology) and progression (death, complications, sequelae). The data were analyzed with Epi-info (P
ISSN:	1769-664X
DOI:	10.1016/j.arcped.2016.02.018