Epidemiological multicentric Italian society of infectious and tropical diseases study on prevalence of tropical diseases in hospitalized immigrants in Italy during 2002

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice
Volume 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-108

Epidemiological multicentric Italian society of infectious and tropical diseases study on prevalence of tropical diseases in hospitalized immigrants in Italy during 2002 (Article)

Scotto G. , Saracino A. , Palumbo E.* , Angarano G. , Quirino T. , Calducci M. , Cadeo G. , El-Hamad I. , Vitucci N. , Allegri M.P. , Piretti B. , Paffetti A. , Losappio R. , Sfara C. , Salome G. , Maggi P. , Miccolis S. , Brogi A. , Lancella L. , Gabbati A. , Villa M. , Salatino A. , Drenaggi D. , Ciardi M. , Limodio M. , Delia S. , Caltabiano E. , Cosentino G. , Raspaglieli M. , Mariani R. , Sabbatani S. , Casabianca A. , Galloni D. , Pantaleoni M. , Purificato F. , Portelli V. , Chasseur R. , Benenat B. , Sabatini P. , Bellardini G. , Valencic A. , Milini P. , Sebbia F. , Pizzigallo E. , Scerbo P. , Consorte A. , Gioia M. , Coviello G. , Azzimi A. , Allegra M. , Losurdo G. , Cristalli P.

^a Ital. Soc. of Infect. and Trop. Diseases (SIMIT) Committee for Immigrants Infectious Diseases Study, Rome, Italy, Infectious Diseases O.U. University of Foggia, Rome, Italy; Universitari Clinic Foggia
^b Ital. Soc. of Infect. and Trop. Diseases (SIMIT) Committee for Immigrants Infectious Diseases Study, Rome, Italy, Infectious Diseases O.U. University of Foggia, Rome, Italy
^c Department of Paediatric, Hospital of Sondrio, Sondrio, Italy, Clinica Universitaria di Malattie Infettive, Ospedali Riuniti di Foggia, Viale Luigi Pinto 1, Foggia, Italy
^d [Affiliation not available]
^e L. Sacco Hospital Milano
^f San Salvatore Hospital Pesaro
^g Spedali Civili Hospital Brescia
^h Universitari Clinic Brescia
ⁱ Civile Hospital Ascoli Piceno
^j Misericordia Hospital Grosseto
^k S. Carlo Hospital Potenza
^l Umberto I Policlinic II Hospital Division Roma
^m Hospital Risceglie
ⁿ Hospital Perugia
^o S. Maria Goretti Hospital Latina
^p Universitari Clinic Bari
^q C. Poma Hospital Mantova
^r Umberto I Policlinic I Hospital Division Roma
^s Bambino Gesù Hospital Roma
^t S. Maria Annunziata Hospital Firenze
^u Civile Hospital Legnano
^v Hospital Biella
^w Universitari Clinic Ancona
^x II Universitari Clinic La Sapienza Roma
^y Umberto I Hospital Frosinone
^z Umberto I Policlinic III Hospital Division Roma
^a Universitari Clinic Catania
^b Universitari Clinic Catania
^c Hospital Catania
^d Hospital Avezzano
^e Universitary Clinic Bologna
^f Hospital Asti
^g Hospital Cremona
^h S. Anna Hospital Ferrara
ⁱ Hospital Formia
^j S. Antonio Hospital Trapani
^k Hospitial Aosta
^l Basilotta Hospital Nicosia
^m Hospital Campobasso
ⁿ Hospital Ravenna
^o Hospital Trieste
^p Hospital Macerata
^q Hospital Modica
^r Universitari Clinic Chieti
^s Pugliese-Ciaccio Hospital Catanzaro
^t Hospital Pescara
^u Hospital Varese
^v Hospital Caserta
^w Universitari Clinic Verona
^x Papardo Hospital Messina
^y Gaslini Hospital Genova
^z Galliera Hospital Genova

Abstract

AIM: To investigate the prevalence of tropical infections in immigrated patients hospitalized in 48 Italian operative units of infectious diseases during 2002. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Each participating center was requested to fill a questionnaire regarding the type of discharge diagnosis, the country of origin, and demographic features (age, sex, resident status, and inscription in the National Health Service) of each hospitalized immigrant. Data were received from 48 Italian infectious disease clinics, with a total of 2255 immigrants hospitalized during 2002. Among this population, we have evaluated the prevalence of patients affected by imported tropical diseases. RESULTS: Imported tropical diseases were found in 120 patients, representing 6% of the total of immigrated hospitalized patients. The prevalent disease was malaria (95 cases, 79.2%), followed by schistosomiasis (15 cases, 12.5%), amebiasis (8 cases, 6.6%), and dengue (2 cases, 1.6%). The patients affected by malaria (90 cases of infection by Plasmodium falciparum, 4 by Plasmodium vivax, and one by Plasmodium malaria) come principally from Africa (90%). CONCLUSIONS: The range of health problems in immigrants often became broad after their arrival in Italy and included infectious diseases, such as human immunodeficiency virus infection, tuberculosis, and viral hepatitis, which reflect their poor conditions in life. © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

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hospitalization human medical society controlled study Malaria dengue Adolescent male amebiasis Schistosoma mansoni female prevalence Article Plasmodium vivax major clinical study adult schistosomiasis Plasmodium malariae Schistosoma hematobium Plasmodium falciparum

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-40949111083&doi=10.1097%2fIPC.0b013e3181655db0&partnerID=40&md5=e8c443ef75c090464949be32377dfc41

DOI: 10.1097/IPC.0b013e3181655db0

ISSN: 10569103

Original Language: English