Viral epidemiology of respiratory infections among children at a tertiary hospital in Southern Brazil

Introduction This study reports the pediatric epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza (IF), parainfluenza (PIV), and adenovirus (ADV) at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. Methods Cases of infection, hospitalizations in intensive care units (ICUs), nosocomial infections, and...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Fernanda de-Paris, Caroline Beck, Márcia Rosane Pires, Rodrigo Pires dos Santos, Ricardo de Souza Kuchenbecker, Afonso Luis Barth
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2014
Subjects:
Respiratory viruses
Pediatric patients
Influenza A (H1N1) virus
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0080-2013
https://doaj.org/article/7e684eac739843fa8b1eb6c80a5cfefa
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Summary:Introduction This study reports the pediatric epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza (IF), parainfluenza (PIV), and adenovirus (ADV) at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. Methods Cases of infection, hospitalizations in intensive care units (ICUs), nosocomial infections, and lethality rates were collected from 2007 to 2010. Results RSV accounted for most nosocomial infections. Intensive care units admission rates for ADV and RSV infections were highest in 2007 and 2010. During 2008-2009, H1N1 and ADV had the highest ICU admission rates. ADV had the highest fatality rate during 2007-2009. Conclusions Each virus exhibited distinct behavior, causing hospitalization, outbreaks, or lethality.

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