Perinatal factors and hospitalisations for severe childhood infections: a population-based cohort study in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the association between perinatal factors and hospitalisations for sepsis and bacterial meningitis in early childhood (from 28 days to 2 years of age).

Design

A population-based cohort study. The Swedish Medical Birth Register was combined with the National Inpatient Register, the Cause of Death Register, the Total Population Register and the Longitudinal integration database for health insurance and labour market studies. Associations between perinatal factors and hospitalisations were examined using negative binomial regression models.

Setting

Sweden.

Participants

1 406 547 children born in Sweden between 1997 and 2013.

Main outcome measures

Hospital admissions for sepsis and bacterial meningitis recorded between 28 days and 2 year

SUBMITTER: Videholm S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8499334 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature