Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
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It was not until 1980 that febrile seizures were recognized as a distinct clinical entity, separate from other types of convulsions in early childhood. Present study was aimed to study incidence of bacteremia in febrile seizures in pediatric patients at a tertiary hospital. Present study was single‐center, prospective, comparative, parallel‐group, observational study, conducted in neurologically normal children in the age group of 3 month‐6 years admitted to pediatric emergency ward with history of fever with convulsions. Among 54 children in the study group, 14 (25.92%) of them were between the age group of 3‐12 months, 22 (40.74%) of them were between 13‐24 months. Most of the children in the study group were below 24 months of age (66.66%). Among the 54 children studied, febrile convulsion was noticed in 31 males (57.40%) and 23 females (42.59%). Common Presenting complaints were rhinorrhea (59.25%), cough (31.48%), loose stools (24.07%), vomiting (1.8%) and rashes (1.8%). In the study group of 54 children, 49 cases had Typical febrile convulsions which lasted for less than 15 minutes and 5 cases had Atypical febrile convulsions which lasted for more than 15 minutes. Family history of convulsions was positive in 14 cases of the 54 cases of which 9 had family history of febrile convulsions and 5 had family history of epilepsy. Most of the cases (87%) showed no growth in blood culture. Blood culture yielded growth in 7 cases. One growth was Streptococcus Pneumonia and the rest were Coagulase negative staphylococcus aureus (contaminant). Even though viruses form major etiological agents for febrile convulsions, occult bacteremia should be ruled out in all children presenting with febrile convulsions.
How to cite this article:
L. Chairman Muthu Prem Kumar, Chandrakanth Mahale, Ravi Sahota and Sam Ahuja. Study of Incidence of Bacteremia in Febrile Seizures in Pediatric Patients at a Tertiary Hospital.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2024.6.515.518
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