2011年至2020年台湾肠道病毒感染的流行病学调查:回顾性研究
Fang-Chen Liu1, Bao-Chung Chen1, Yao-Ching Huang2
1Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City, Taiwan.
JMIR public health and surveillance
|September 5, 2024
概括
肠道病毒 (EV) 感染在幼儿中很常见. 这项研究分析了2011-2020年台湾的EV菌株和流行病学,发现Coxsackie A病毒 (CVA) 占主导地位,特定菌株和集群与某些年份和机构相关.
科学领域:
- 病毒学 病毒学
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 幼儿特别容易感染肠道病毒 (EV),这可能导致严重的疾病.
- 了解EVs的流行病学和循环菌株对于管理儿科健康至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查台湾幼儿中肠道病毒菌株的特征及其流行病学.
- 分析流行病模式,零星和集群病例,并确定涉及2011年至2020年EV感染的关键机构.
主要方法:
- 利用台湾疾病和控制中心 (2011-2020) 的国家监测数据.
- 分析了对EV感染的门诊和急诊部的访问.
- 使用免疫光检测和分析集群数据识别和特征化EV菌株.
主要成果:
- 考克萨基A病毒 (CVA) 是主要的EV类型 (68.9%),其中CVA10,CVA2,CVA6,CVA4和CVA16是最常见的.
- 观察到EV菌株流行率的每年显著变化,特定的年份显示EV-A71,CVA,Echovirus和CVB的几率增加.
- 报告了57个EV集群,主要是CVA (93%),其中CVA6和CVA10是主要原因. 人口较多的机构报告了最多的集群.
结论:
- 本研究提供了使用国家监测数据 (2011-2020年) 台湾零星和集群EV感染的首份综合报告.
- 调查结果为决策者和临床医生提供了宝贵的见解,以针对台湾严重的EV感染及其负担的预防和控制策略.
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