Pattern and Trend of Morbidity in the Infectious Disease Ward of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital

In spite of experiencing a large decline in the spread and burden of infectious diseases, the Global Burden of Disease Project suggests that about 30% of the disease burden in India is attributable to infections. The hospital data constitute a basic and primary source of information for continuous f...

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Published in:Journal of clinical and diagnostic research 2015-11, Vol.9 (11), p.LC01-LC04
Main Authors: Basak, Moumita, Chaudhuri, Sudip Banik, Ishore, Kaushik, Bhattacherjee, Sharmistha, Das, Dilip Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
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Community Medicine Section
life expectancy
retrospective analysis
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Summary:In spite of experiencing a large decline in the spread and burden of infectious diseases, the Global Burden of Disease Project suggests that about 30% of the disease burden in India is attributable to infections. The hospital data constitute a basic and primary source of information for continuous follow up of this changing pattern of morbidity and mortality. To identify the pattern and trend of different infectious diseases among admissions in the Infectious Disease ward of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital. Retrospective analysis of inpatient hospital database over 5 years period (January 2008 - December 2012) of Infectious Disease ward of North Bengal Medical College & Hospital. Among 3277 admissions in the Infectious Disease ward during 2008-12, diarrhoeal diseases (84.3%) were most common. The highest mortality was recorded for rabies cases (83.9%), followed by tetanus (32.6%) and diphtheria (27.3%). The majority cases of diphtheria (78.9%) and measles (53.1%) belonged to below 9 years age. Except the year 2010, there was a gradual rise in admissions from 2008 to 2012. Review of hospital records provided information regarding the pattern of diseases but no definite trend among admissions in the infectious diseases ward.
ISSN:2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI:10.7860/JCDR/2015/15202.6741