Hospital-acquired infections and unvaccinated children due to chronic diseases: an investigation of the 2017-2019 measles outbreak in the northern region of Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measles remains a major public health burden worldwide. Parents often hesitate to vaccinate children with chronic diseases. We investigated the association between the percentage of vaccination and chronic diseases and explore hospital infections' role in the 2017-2019 measles outbreak across northern Vietnam provinces.

Methods

A total of 2,064 children aged 0-15 years old admitted for measles to the National Children's Hospital during the outbreak were included in the study. Demographic information, clinical characteristics, vaccination statuses and laboratory examination were extracted from electronic medical records, vaccination records, or interviews with parents when other sources were unavailable.

Results

The incidence rate that provincial hospitals s

SUBMITTER: Tran DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11384796 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature