在西非移民中,进口慢性杆菌病的发病率负担在西非移民中
Sílvia Roure1, Xavier Vallès2, Olga Pérez-Quílez3
1International Health Program (PROSICS), Direcció Territorial de Malalties Infeccioses Metropolitana Nord, Institut Català de la Salut, Badalona 08914, Spain; Fundació Lluita contra les Infeccions, Badalona, Spain; Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.
The Journal of infection
|August 4, 2024
概括
西非移民在西班牙感染杆菌病很常见,导致严重的慢性健康问题,如腹痛和尿道问题. 需要进一步的研究,以了解症状是否源于长期影响或活跃感染.
科学领域:
- 热带医学 热带医学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 来自特有病区的移民经常暴露于istosomiasis.
- 慢性,未经治疗的杆菌病可以导致长期的健康并发症.
研究的目的:
- 调查巴塞罗那撒哈拉以南非洲移民中杆菌病的患病率和临床表现.
- 为了评估血清学证据的结病和报告的症状之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 前性,基于人口的横截面研究.
- 在巴塞罗那招募522名来自撒哈拉以南特有国家的移民.居住在巴塞罗那.
- 利用医疗记录审查,标准化问卷,以及血清学,尿液和血液样本查.
主要成果:
- 斯基斯托索马感染的血清流行率为35.8%.
- 感染个体的常见症状包括慢性腹痛 (68.8%),阴 (44.9%),以及尿路症状,如血 (37.2%) 和尿失 (47.9%).
- 观察到明显的性别特异性生殖器症状,个体经常呈现出多种相互关联的症状.
结论:
- 高血清发病率和临床症状表明,长期西非移民中存在大量的杆菌病临床负担.
- 迫切需要进行研究,以区分长期的后果和持续的活跃感染.
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