THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL, CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC STUDY OF ELDER PATIENTS AFFECTED BY BRUCELLOSIS CONFINED TO BED IN KERMANSHAH SINA HOSPITAL (1991-95)

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MANSOURI F.; AFSHARIAN MANDANA; HATAMI H.

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Journal: Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences Year:2001 | Volume:4 | Issue:3 Page(s): 44-51

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THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL, CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC STUDY OF ELDER PATIENTS AFFECTED BY BRUCELLOSIS CONFINED TO BED IN KERMANSHAH SINA HOSPITAL (1991-95)

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MANSOURI F. | AFSHARIAN MANDANA | HATAMI H. | Issue Writer Certificate

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BRUCELLOSISQ3

GERIATERICQ4

EPIDEMIOLOGYQ3

WRIGHT TESTQ4

KERMANSHAHQ3

Abstract

BRUCELLOSIS is one of the most prevalent diseases in Iran and specially in KERMANSHAH. Regarding that elder people are more susceptible in the society and clinical manifestations in different infectious diseases are contrasted with other age groups and the lack of information about the diagnostic, clinical and epidemiological characteristics of elder people affected by BRUCELLOSIS in the region, this study has been conducted on bed-ridden patients in Sina hospital during the years 1991-95.This study was achieved by the use of existing data. All files of patients confined to bed during the research period were extracted and by using a cheklist, all data of elder patients (more than 55 years old) were studied.558 BRUCELLOSIS affected patients were confined to bed during the study period.Of them, 85 individuals (15.2%) were aged and the ratio of affected men to women was 9 to 5. Their maximum references to the hospital were in spring and then in summer, autumn and winter, respectively. The most common symptoms were weight loss (68%), fever (65%), anorexia (63%), low back pain (31.5%) and muscular pain (25%). The most frequent signs were fever with the average of 39°c (34.1%), sacro-iliac joint tenderness (38%) and splenomegaly (21%). The titer of serological WRIGHT TEST in 95.3% of cases was equaled to or greater than 1/160 and in other cases was negative, but Coombs WRIGHT TEST was positive by 1/80 the blood culture had not been reported positive for these patients which may arise from the lack of standard quality of non-specific cultures. The bone marrow culture had been performed in none of the cases. The most frequent prescribed curative regime was Cotrimoxazol and Rifampin.In general, there existed no differences in this age group in terms of epidmiology and diagnosis with all BRUCELLOSIS affected patients. With regard to the complexity and characteristics of geriatric, it is recommended to conduct further researches about other prevalent diseases such as tuberculosis, pneumonia, dysentery and their differences with other age groups.

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MANSOURI, F., AFSHARIAN, MANDANA, & HATAMI, H.. (2001). THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL, CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC STUDY OF ELDER PATIENTS AFFECTED BY BRUCELLOSIS CONFINED TO BED IN KERMANSHAH SINA HOSPITAL (1991-95). JOURNAL OF KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (BEHBOOD), 4(3), 44-51. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/20729/en

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MANSOURI F., AFSHARIAN MANDANA, HATAMI H.. THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL, CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC STUDY OF ELDER PATIENTS AFFECTED BY BRUCELLOSIS CONFINED TO BED IN KERMANSHAH SINA HOSPITAL (1991-95). JOURNAL OF KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (BEHBOOD)[Internet]. 2001;4(3):44-51. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/20729/en

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F. MANSOURI, MANDANA AFSHARIAN, and H. HATAMI, “THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL, CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC STUDY OF ELDER PATIENTS AFFECTED BY BRUCELLOSIS CONFINED TO BED IN KERMANSHAH SINA HOSPITAL (1991-95),” JOURNAL OF KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (BEHBOOD), vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 44–51, 2001, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/20729/en

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