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Vol. 13 No. 1 (2021): Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, Volume 13, 2021
https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2021.002

PREVALENCE OF SERIOUS BACTERIAL INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE AT KING ABDULAZIZ HOSPITAL, AL AHSA

Bacterial infections in children with sickle cell diseas

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Received: July 22, 2020
Accepted: November 4, 2020
Published: 2020-12-31 — Updated on 2021-01-01

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Manal Alsaif
saifma@ngha.med.sa
a:1:{s:5:"en_US";s:51:"King Abdullah International Medical research center";}, Saudi Arabia.
Joan Robinson
University of Alberta, Canada.
Moshtag Abdulbaqi
King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Saudi Arabia.
Mustafa Aghbari
King Abdullah International Medical Research Center , Saudi Arabia.
Khalid Al Noaim
College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.
Muneera Alabdulqader
College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.

Aim: The main aim was to report the prevalence and severity of serious bacterial infections (SBI) in children with sickle cell disease at King Abdulaziz Hospital, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia to aid in determining whether outpatient management of such cases is appropriate.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review of febrile children less than 14 years of age admitted with sickle cell disease 2005 through 2015.

Results: During 320 admissions, 25 children had SBIs (8%) including pneumonia (n=11), osteomyelitis (n=8), bacteremia (n=3, all with Salmonella species) and UTI (n=3). All recovered uneventfully.

Conclusion: It appears that in the current era, less than 10% of febrile children with sickle cell disease in our center are diagnosed with a SBI. Over an 11-year period, there were no sequelae or deaths from SBI. Given these excellent outcomes, outpatient ceftriaxone should be considered for febrile well appearing children with sickle cell disease if they have no apparent source and parents are judged to be reliable.

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“PREVALENCE OF SERIOUS BACTERIAL INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE AT KING ABDULAZIZ HOSPITAL, AL AHSA: Bacterial infections in children with sickle cell diseas” (2021) Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 13(1), p. e2021002. doi:10.4084/mjhid.2021.002.
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