The Risk Factors for Development of Emergency Conditions in Tender-Age Infants in Acute Intestinal Infections of Different Etiologies
Among the leading risk factors for the development of emergency conditions in acute intestinal infections, especially in infants, some authors point to rickets, anemia, and abnormal antenatal pathology. The aim is to determine the frequency of occurrence of various risk factors for the development of emergency situations in tender-age infants. Materials and methods: 338 tender-age infants with urgent conditions were under observation. The study involved clinical-anamnestic, bacteriological, and serological methods. The aggravating factors were as follows: diseases of parents in 16 (6.2%), related marriages – 20 (7.7%) pregnancy pathology-137 (52.9%), prematurity-16 (6.2%), artificial feeding – 127 (49.0%), early diseases (acute respiratory viral infections, pneumonia, encephalopathy, intestinal infections). Results: According to the results of the study, the central nervous system damage was most often observed in children from 1 month to 6 months (80.2%), anemia was more detected in children of 1-3 years – 56.4%, rickets was more diagnosed in children aged 6-12 months -38.2%.
