scholarly journals Viral Etiology of Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Hospitalized Children in Nagasaki, a Regional City of Japan in 2013–2015

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
pp. 687-693
Author(s):  
Tomoyuki Hasuwa ◽  
Fumiko Kinoshita ◽  
Sadatomo Harada ◽  
Kazuhisa Nakashima ◽  
Keisuke Yoshihara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Hospitalized Children ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Viral Etiology ◽  
Tract Infections

Viral etiology of lower respiratory tract infections in hospitalized children in Mexico

2004 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANIEL E. NOYOLA ◽  
GEORGINA RODRÍGUEZ-MORENO ◽  
JOSEFINA SÁNCHEZ-ALVARADO ◽  
ROGELIO MARTÍNEZ-WAGNER ◽  
J. RAÚL OCHOA-ZAVALA
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Hospitalized Children ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Viral Etiology ◽  
Tract Infections

scholarly journals Metapneumovirus infection in children

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 13-19
Author(s):  
Elena V. Sharipova ◽  
Irina V. Babachenko ◽  
Elizaveta D. Orlova
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Viral Infections ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Hospitalized Children ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Nucleic Acid Isolation ◽  
Hmpv Infection ◽  
Tract Infections

Objective: to study the clinical features of metapneumovirus infection in children of different ages in a hospital. Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis of medical records of 142 patients aged 1 month to 14 years inclusive who were hospitalized in the period from January 2012 to April 2019. Metapneumovirus infection was confirmed by hMPV nucleic acid isolation by PCR in nasopharyngeal smears. Results. Metapneumovirus infection is detected among hospitalized children with acute respiratory viral infections in 4,4% of cases. In the age structure, 72,2% are children under 4 years old, and the maximum incidence rate is among children aged 3 years of life. The leading clinical symptoms are cough in 93,0% of cases and rhinitis in 96,5% of cases.In 88,2% of children, the disease proceeds with an increase in temperature 38 C, including in 34,6% 39,5 C and above. Symptoms of gastrointestinal dysfunction in the form of vomiting and diarrhea develop in 26,1% and 22,5% of children, respectively. 78,2% of patients requiring hospitalization suffer hMPV infection with damage to the lower respiratory tract, including in the form of bronchitis in 85,6% of cases and pneumonia in 14,4% of cases. The disease is complicated by the development of bronchial obstructive syndrome in 38,7% and acute respiratory failure in 22,3% of cases. ARF and BOS are significantly more likely to develop in children of the first 3 years of life 71,0% versus 29,0% in children of the older age group (p = 0.038) and 69,8% against 30,2% (p = 0.007), respectively. In a clinical blood test for hMPV infection, leukopenia and leukocytosis are detected only in 3,5% and 12,7% of cases, respectively, as well as an increase in ESR in 23,9% of children. The level of CRP in the 93,0% of children was less than 20 mg/l. Conclusions. Virological confirmation of metapneumovirus infection in hospitalized children with lower respiratory tract infections contributes to the formation of an adequate therapeutic tactic.

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