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<journal-id>2664-2891</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista científica ciencias de la salud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. cient. cienc. salud]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2664-2891</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad del Pacífico]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2664-28912022000200001</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.53732/rccsalud/04.02.2022.01</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Características epidemiológicas de la mortalidad por meningitis bacteriana en Paraguay (2015 - 2019)]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Epidemiological characteristics of mortality due to bacterial meningitis in Paraguay (2015 - 2019)]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Rivas-Kiese]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Myrian Elizabeth]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Duarte-Zoilán]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Derlis]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mereles-Aranda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eva Fabiana]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Oliveira-da Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elder]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tullo-Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Edgar]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pasionaria]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Research Center in Health and Environmental Science (ScienHE)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Microbac. Investigación y Microbiología  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad del Este ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade de Salvador UNIFACS Facultad de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Salvador ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brasil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Sudamericana Programa de Maestría en Salud Pública ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Pedro Juan Caballero ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>4</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<lpage>8</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2664-28912022000200001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2664-28912022000200001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2664-28912022000200001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Introducción. La meningitis es una emergencia que requiere diagnóstico y tratamiento inmediato. La epidemiología cambió con las vacunas conjugadas, pero la carga de la enfermedad y las muertes siguen altas. Objetivo. Describir las características epidemiológicas de la mortalidad por meningitis en Paraguay en el periodo 2015-2019. Materiales y métodos. Estudio ecológico y descriptivo en el que se obtuvieron datos de acceso abierto disponibles en la página WEB de la Dirección General de Información Estratégica en Salud del Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social de todas las regiones sanitarias del país. Se calcularon las tasas crudas y ajustadas (por 100.000 habitantes) por Excel y EPI INFO 7.0. Resultados. Se registraron 125 muertes, la mayor prevalencia fue en el 2018, con una tasa ajustada de 0,55 por 100.000 habitantes y la menor en 2017, con 0,27 por 100.000 habitantes. Los meses con mayor mortalidad fueron agosto (15,2%) y diciembre (11,2%). El 58,40% de los fallecidos fueron varones (73), 21,60% (27) menores de 4 años, en su mayoría mujeres y 12% (11) adultos mayores (60-70 años), mayoría varones. La edad promedio fue 37,76 años, solteros el 67,20% (84) y no escolarizados el 26,40% (33). El 80,80% (101) residía en el área urbana. Las mayores tasas se registraron en Paraguarí (6,8 por 100.000 habitantes) y Caazapá (3,3 por 100.000 habitantes), no se registraron casos en Alto Paraguay. Conclusión. Los extremos de la vida siguen siendo una población vulnerable para la meningitis.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Introduction. Meningitis is a disease that requires immediate diagnosis and treatment. The epidemiology changed over the years due to the advances in conjugate vaccines, however, the mortality rate, as well as the disease burden, are still very high. Objective. To describe the epidemiological characteristics of meningitis mortality in Paraguay in the 2015-2019 period. Materials and methods. Descriptive and ecological study in which data was obtained from the open and official website of the General Department of Strategic Information of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare. Crude and adjusted rates (per 100,000 inhabitants) were calculated using Excel and EPI INFO 7.0. Results. In the study period, 125 deaths were registered with the highest prevalence in 2018 (adjusted rate of 0.55 per 100,000 inhabitants) and the lowest in 2017 (adjusted rate of 0.27 per 100,000 inhabitants). The months with the highest mortality were August and December with 15.2% and 11.2%, respectively. Males were the predominant gender with 58.40% (73 people), 21.60% (27) were under 4 years of age, mostly women, and 12% (11) were seniors (60-70 years), mostly men. Average age was 37.76 years, 67.20% single (84) and 26.40% (33) had no formal education and 80.80% (101) lived in urban areas. The highest rates were registered in Paraguarí (6.8 per 100,000 inhabitants) and Caazapa (3.3 per 100,000 inhabitants). There were no cases in Alto Paraguay. Conclusion: The extremes of life remain a vulnerable population for meningitis.]]></p></abstract>
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