Epidemiology of acute flaccid paralysis in Kermanshah province, 2004-2009
| Author | Keyghobad Ghadiri | en |
| Author | Mitra Darbandi | en |
| Author | Mandana Afsharian | en |
| Author | Nahid Khademi | en |
| Author | Mohammad Heidari | en |
| Author | Mortezza Azizi | en |
| Author | Neda Izadi | en |
| Issued Date | 2011-11-20 | en |
| Abstract | The aim of this study was to determine epidemiologic features of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) during 2004-2009 in Kermanshah province. This cross-sectional descriptive study was done based on data records from Kermanshah health care center. In total 89 patients, 0-14 years old were enrolled study, which 36 of them were male and 53 were female. 50.6% of subjects were diagnosed as Guillain-barre, 6.7% transverse synovitis and 5.6% as arthritis. No any cases of poliomyelitis were diagnosed. The prevalence of reported of AFP during 2004-2009 in Kermanshah province was more than expected rate of 1 per 100000 according to WHO. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
| Keyword | epidemiology | en |
| Keyword | acute flaccid paralysis | en |
| Keyword | Guillain-barre | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Epidemiology of acute flaccid paralysis in Kermanshah province, 2004-2009 | en |
| Type | Brief Report | en |
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