Epidemiological profile of patients with meningitis in the State of Piauí
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Meningitis; Epidemiology; DATASUS; Piauí.Abstract
The aim of this study was to characterize the epidemiological profile of patients with meningitis reported in the state of Piauí, from January 2011 to December 2020, through the analysis of data from SINAN and made available in the DATASUS System by the Ministry of Health. This was an epidemiological, documentary, descriptive, retrospective survey of quantitative approach with the use of the following variables: age group, etiology and evolution. It was observed that most cases of meningitis were viral (43.66%), followed by cases of unspecified origin (27.47%) and bacterial meningitis (21.83%). Of the bacterial meningitis, almost half of the cases were caused by other bacteria (49.66%), followed by pneumococcus (21.77%) and meningococcus alone (13.61%). On the other hand, the minority of cases of bacterial meningitis were caused by hemophile (1.36%). The most affected age group was 20 to 39 years (27.87%), followed by adults aged 40 to 59 years (16.23%). In third place were children between 5 and 9 years (13.76%) and the minority of cases occurred in the elderly (4.80%). About the outcome, 82.22% of patients were discharged from the hospital, 9.25% died from meningitis and 1.53% died from other causes. It was concluded that 2011 presented a higher incidence rate, with a gradual reduction in the number of cases of meningitis in the following years. Most cases were of viral etiology, as described in the literature. Cases of bacterial origin occupied the third place among the etiologies, being the main agents those of the group of other bacteria. In the distribution of age groups, adults aged 20 to 39 years were the most affected by the disease. Most cases evolved to hospital discharge, as observed in other studies. This work contributed to the literature, because it allows the creation of diagnostic and treatment strategies and highlights the importance of prevention for disease control.
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