title: Incidence of intussusception among children 0-5 years of age in Thailand, 2001-2006.
abstract: To provide baseline incidence data of intussusception among Thai children under 5 years old, outpatient and inpatient records from 2001 to 2006 from five hospitals were reviewed. 112 cases of intussusception were identified, confirmed by either ultrasonography (65%), radiology procedure (32%) or surgery (3%). Common presenting symptoms were vomiting, mucous bloody stool and fever. 50% of intussusceptions were ileocolic in location and 49% underwent surgery. Male to female ratio was 1.7:1 and 86% of cases were under 1 year of age. No deaths were reported. 89 of 112 cases were resident in the study catchment area, for an annual incidence of 19.70-47.83 and 4.36-11.44 per 100,000 children under 1 and 5 years of age, respectively. This is somewhat lower than other regional studies emphasising need to continue and enhance surveillance prior to starting a universal rotavirus vaccine program.
authors.affiliation: Field Epidemiology Training Program, Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Chowalit
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Khumjui
authors.forename: Pawinee
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Doung-ngern
authors.forename: Tanit
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sermgew
authors.forename: Punnarai
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Smitsuwan
authors.forename: Chuleeporn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jiraphongsa
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology