Title
Clinical features of Guillain–Barré syndrome and factors associated with mortality during the 2019 outbreak in Peru
Date Issued
01 January 2022
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Abstract
Introduction: Peru has suffered an increase of Guillain Barre Syndrome incidence since 2015, being the biggest outbreak during 2019. We aimed to describe the clinical features, outcomes, and factors associated with mortality among cases reported in the 2019 outbreak. Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of data from the National Surveillance of Guillain Barre Syndrome of the National Center for Control Disease and Prevention of Peru. We included all cases that met the Brighton criteria, level 1 to level 3. We used multivariable logistic regression to determinate factors associated with mortality. Results: Overall, 772 cases were analyzed (58.7% male; mean age, 41.7 ± 20.3). 86.0% of cases aged over 30 years. 71.4% had a respiratory or gastrointestinal infection in the last 4 weeks. Case fatality rate was 4.3% and 32.2% of survivors reported sequelae. Axonal subtypes were identified in 75.6% of cases with an available nerve conduction study (38.7%). Age and impaired function of cranial nerves were independently associated with mortality. Conclusions: The 2019 outbreak of Guillain Barre syndrome in Peru was an unprecedented event that affected several regions of the country. Axonal damage was more frequent than demyelinating involvement, which is compatible with findings pointing to Campylobacter jejuni as the triggering agent. The case fatality rate was similar to that reported previously in Peru and other countries, but the high frequency of sequelae is striking.
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Políticas de salud, Servicios de salud Neurología clínica Patología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85138116978
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Neurology
ISSN of the container
03405354
Sponsor(s)
This research team is supported by the regular budget of National Center for Epidemiology, Disease Prevention and Control (CDC-Peru). The funders had no role in this work and decision to submit for publication.
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