Anemia en pacientes de 1 a 14 años, asociada a enfermedades infectocontagiosas, Hospital José María Velasco Ibarra, año 2018

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the association between infectious and contagious diseases and anemia in pediatric patients of the José Maria Velasco Ibarra Hospital in the period January - December 2018, classifying the affected pathologies of their frequency, represented by respiratory infections, gastroenteritis, and infection of the urinary tract and soft tissue infections. The source of information was the medical records and the study methodology is cross-sectional and retrospective, obtaining the following results: from the total population, 86 children from 1 to 14 years old identified the number of cases of anemia is 40.6% that frequently the age group of 6 to 59 months is the degree of mild anemia the most frequent; according to the type of infection associated with anemia: those of the respiratory type represent 59.3%, followed by gastrointestinal infections 22%, while 18.6% correspond to infections of the urinary tract and white parts, so it is concluded that the infectious processes are directly associated with the alteration of hemoglobin, iron and the patient's condition, emphasizing that respiratory infections are the greatest effect they have on these levels.