Pattern of varicella and associated complications in children in United Arab Emirates: 5-year descriptive study
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The objective of this study was to characterize the epidemiology of varicella and varicella associated complications in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates [UAE] during 2000-04. The annual number of reported cases varied from 373 to 790 per 100 000 population. Most [89%] occurred in children < 15 years old. Of 187 children requiring hospital admission, 50.3% had febrile illness due to secondary bacterial infection and 17.6% had neurological complications. The overall mortality rate among hospitalized children was 1.1%, all due to invasive group A Streptococcus. Varicella and associated complications in previously healthy children is becoming an important clinical and public health problem in the UAECitation
Uduman, S.A., Sheek Hussein, M., Bakir, M., Trad, O., Al Hussani, M. et al. (2009). Pattern of varicella and associated complications in children in United Arab Emirates: 5-year descriptive study. EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 15 (4), 800-806, 2009 https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/117701