Association between skin diseases and severe bacterial infections in children: case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sepsis or bacteraemia, however rare, is a significant cause of high mortality and serious complications in children. In previous studies skin disease or skin infections were reported as risk factor. We hypothesize that children with sepsis or bacteraemia more often presented with skin diseases to the general practitioner (GP) than other children. If our hypothesis is true the GP could reduce the risk of sepsis or bacteraemia by managing skin diseases appropriately.

Methods

We performed a case-control study using data of children aged 0-17 years of the second Dutch national survey of general practice (2001) and the National Medical Registration of all hospital admissions in the Netherlands. Cases were defined as children who were hospitalized for sepsis or bacterae

SUBMITTER: Mohammedamin RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1564399 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature