Demostrar la prevalencia de dengue con signos de alarma en pacientes de 20 a 40 años atendidos en el Hospital de Infectología Dr. José Daniel Rodríguez Maridueña de la ciudad de Guayaquil en el año 2019.

Abstract

Introduction: Dengue is one of the most common viral infections transmitted by arboviruses, its spread will occur through the bite of infected female mosquitoes of the Aedes genus. This pathology has a high prevalence in areas with tropical and subtropical climates. Its clinical presentation will depend on the clinical categorization in which it is found. According to the WHO, 390 million cases have been reported in the world in 2019.In the same year, Ecuador reported 8,416 cases, the highest incidence of which was found in Esmeraldas. Objective: To demonstrate the prevalence of dengue with warning signs in patients between 20 and 40 years of age treated at the Dr. José Daniel Rodríguez Maridueña Infectious Disease Hospital in the city of Guayaquil in 2019. Methodology: Non-experimental, descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional study where all patients with a diagnosis of dengue with warning signs were considered during the 2019 period, treated at the Dr. José Daniel Rodríguez Infectology Hospital, within 20 and 40 years of age. Results: it was determined that among patients diagnosed with dengue with alarm signs between 20 and 40 years of age, that the female sex is the one with the highest prevalence, being 64.71%.In addition, the alarm sign that has a greater frequency is intense abdominal pain with 43%.Demographically, it was shown that at the level of the Guayas cantons, Guayaquil is the one with the highest frequency at the level of the Tarqui parish with 43.13%, followed by Naranjal canton with 9.8%.