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<journal-id>1028-4818</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Multimed]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Multimed]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1028-4818</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1028-48182020000601242</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Caracterización epidemiológica de las infecciones respiratorias agudas graves. Granma, marzo-mayo de 2020]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Epidemiological characterization of severe acute respiratory infections. Granma, March-May 2020]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Caracterização epidemiológica de infecções respiratórias agudas graves. Granma, março a maio de 2020]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Estrada García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ciro Braulio]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Recio Fornaris]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Idoneida]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez Orozco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Dania]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Collejo Rosabal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yusel Mariuska]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mariño Serrano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Raisa Yolanda]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Granma Dirección Provincial de Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bayamo Granma]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Provincial de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bayamo Granma]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>24</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<fpage>1242</fpage>
<lpage>1257</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1028-48182020000601242&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1028-48182020000601242&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1028-48182020000601242&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Existen pocos estudios acerca de la epidemiología de las infecciones respiratorias agudas graves tanto en la literatura mundial como en el país, los estudios se centran fundamentalmente en la epidemiologia y comportamiento de las IRA sin especificar que ocurre con las formas graves. Con la presente publicación se pretende caracterizar el comportamiento de las infecciones respiratorias agudas graves en la provincia Granma, marzo-mayo 2020. Para ello se realizó un estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo y transversal, teniendo en cuenta las siguientes variables: grupos de edad, sexo, municipio de residencia, antecedentes patológicos personales y diagnóstico. Obteniendo como resultados que el periodo que se describe resultaron hospitalizados 175 pacientes con IRAG. La tasa de incidencia de la provincia fue de 21,4 por 100 mil habitantes. Se notificaron casos en todos los municipios, el 62,9 % de los casos de IRAG se registraron en hombres y los de 65 y más años representaron el mayor porcentaje de casos. Se concluye que Bayamo el municipio de mayor tasa de incidencia, predominó el sexo masculino, las edades de 65 y más años, la hipertensión arterial fue la comorbilidad más referida y dentro de las formas clínicas la bronconeumonía.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT There are few studies on the epidemiology of severe acute respiratory infections in both world literature and the country, studies focus primarily on the epidemiology and behavior of undified IRAs that occur with severe forms. This publication is intended to characterize the behavior of severe acute respiratory infections in Granma province, March-May 2020. For this purpose, a descriptive, retrospective and transversal study was carried out, taking into account the following variables: age groups, sex, municipality of residence, personal pathological history and diagnosis. Obtaining as results that the period described was hospitalized 175 patients with IRAG. The incidence rate of the province was 21.4 per 100 thousand inhabitants. Cases were reported in all municipalities, 62.9% of IRAG cases were recorded in men and those in 65 and over accounted for the highest percentage of cases. It is concluded that Bayamo, the municipality with the highest incidence rate, dominated the male sex, the ages of 65 and older, high blood pressure was the most referred comorability and within the clinical forms bronchopneummony.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO Há poucos estudos sobre a epidemiologia de infecções respiratórias agudas graves tanto na literatura mundial quanto no país, os estudos focam principalmente na epidemiologia e comportamento de IRAs indignos que ocorrem com formas graves. Esta publicação pretende caracterizar o comportamento de infecções respiratórias agudas graves na província de Granma, março a maio de 2020. Para isso, foi realizado um estudo descritivo, retrospectivo e transversal, levando-se em conta as seguintes variáveis: faixas etárias, sexo, município de residência, histórico patológico pessoal e diagnóstico. Obtendo como resultados que o período descrito foi hospitalizado 175 pacientes com IRAG. A taxa de incidência da província foi de 21,4 por 100 mil habitantes. Os casos foram notificados em todos os municípios, 62,9% dos casos de IRAG foram registrados em homens e aqueles em 65 anos ou mais representaram o maior percentual de casos. Conclui-se que Bayamo, município com maior taxa de incidência, dominou o sexo masculino, com idades a 65 anos ou mais, a pressão alta foi a mais referida comorability e dentro das formas clínicas de broncopneummonia.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Infección respiratoria aguda]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Bronconeumonía.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Acute respiratory infection]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Bronchopneumonia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Infecção respiratória aguda]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Broncopneumonia]]></kwd>
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