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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Maternal and perinatal outcomes of dengue in PortSudan, Eastern Sudan
Virology Journal, Volume 7, Article 153, Year 2010
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Aim. To investigate maternal and perinatal outcomes (maternal death, preterm delivery, low birth weight and perinatal mortality) of dengue at PortSudan and Elmawani hospitals in the eastern Sudan. Method. This was a retrospective Cohort study where medical files of women with dengue were reviewed. Results. There were 10820 deliveries and 78 (0.7%) pregnant women with confirmed dengue IgM serology at the mean (SD) gestational age of 29.4(8.2) weeks. While the majority of these women had dengue fever (46, 58.9%), hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome were the presentations in 18 (23.0%) and 12, (15.3%) of these women, respectively. There were 17(21.7%) maternal deaths. Fourteen (17.9%) of these 78 women had preterm deliveries and 19 (24.3%) neonates were admitted to neonatal intensive care unit. Nineteen (24.3%) women gave birth to low birth weight babies. There were seven (8.9%) perinatal deaths. Eight (10.2%) patients delivered by caesarean section due to various obstetrical indications. Conclusion. Thus dengue has poor maternal and perinatal outcomes in this setting. Preventive measures against dengue should be employed in the region, and more research on dengue during pregnancy is needed. © 2010 Adam et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Adam, Ishag I.
Sudan, Khartoum
University of Khartoum Faculty of Medicine
Jumaa, Ammar M.
Sudan, Port Sudan
Red Sea University
Elbashir, Hagir M.
Sudan, Khartoum
University of Khartoum Faculty of Medicine
Karsany, Mubarak S.
South Sudan, Juba
University of Juba
Statistics
Citations: 89
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1743-422X-7-153
e-ISSN:
1743422X
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Sudan
Participants Gender
Female