Specifically Increased Rate of Infections in Children Post Measles in a High Resource Setting.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Post-measles increased susceptibility to subsequent infections seems particularly relevant in low-resource settings. We tested the hypothesis that measles causes a specifically increased rate of infections in children, also in a high-resource setting.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study on a large measles outbreak in Berlin, Germany. All children with measles who presented to hospitals in Berlin were included as cases, children with non-infectious and children with non-measles infectious diseases as controls. Repeat visits within 3 years after the outbreak were recorded.

Results

We included 250 cases, 502 non-infectious, and 498 infectious disease controls. The relative risk for cases for the diagnosis of an infectious disease upon a repeat vi

SUBMITTER: Buhl D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9261986 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature