Retrospective study of multi-Infection agents among children attending to Pediatric teaching hospital in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq

Abstract

Background: Globally, infectious diseases continue to be significant contributors to both morbidity and mortality, particularly in nations with limited resources. The present study aimed to identify the most important of multi-Infection causal factors for children admitted to the Children's Teaching Hospital in the holy city of Karbala- Iraq.

Methodology and Results: A total of 5089 cases (2940 male and 2149 female) children aged between few months to 15 years of age with positive different clinical manifestations checked by specialist physicians. At Al-Hussein Teaching Hospital for Children by a cross- sectional retrospective study during the period from first of January 2023 until 31st of December 2024. The data were gathered by using specific formula sheet.

Results: The study shows relationship between gender and pathogenic agents (2888 male than 1826 female) cases p=.000. Also, 2487 cases under one year,  followed by 1871 cases for 1-4 years of age with highly significant difference between age p=.000. On the other hands, bacteria was the high incidence with p-value was (p=.000) between gender.

Conclusion: There was high significant relationship between age group and gender with the many pathogens causes illness to children, especially bacterial infection from the Pneumonia species.