Epidemiology of Travel-Related Hospitalization

An Eye on Travel: An Overview of Travel-Related Ocular Complications

Travellers are at risk of a diverse range of environmental and infectious conditions, some of which may affect the eyes and lead to blindness in severe cases. Travel-related ocular infections include onchocerciasis, leishmaniasis, cysticercosis, trachoma, dengue, loiasis, and leptospirosis. The travel medicine adviser should also recognise other hazards encountered during travel which may adver...

Epidemiology of bone fractures occurring during hospitalization.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the incidence and epidemiology of nosocomial bone fractures. DESIGN Observational, case series. SETTING Tertiary care center. PATIENTS All patients sustaining a fracture during hospitalization during the 18-month study period from July 1989 through December 1990. RESULTS Twenty nosocomial fractures were identified. Twelve of these resulted from falls (3.5 fractu...

Effect of Travel on Influenza Epidemiology

To assess the attack and incidence rates for influenza virus infections, during October 2006-October 2007 we prospectively studied 1,190 adult short-term travelers from the Netherlands to tropical and subtropical countries. Participants donated blood samples before and after travel and kept a travel diary. The samples were serologically tested for the epidemic strains during the study period. T...

Epidemiology of travel-related malaria in a non-malarious area of Saudi Arabia.

Epidemiology and Hospitalization Cost of Patients Died Due To Burn Injuries: a Survey of Provincial Data

Background and Objectives: The burn injuries are one of the serious public health problems which impose a high economic burden on patients and their family, health sector and community in general. This study aimed to explore epidemiological data of burn patients and factors influencing costs of hospitalization due to burn injuries in Kermanshah Province situated in Western Iran.   Methods: Th...