Respiratory syncytial virus subtypes in children with bronchiolitis : does it correlate with clinical severity?

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BACKGROUND: In this retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate the factors associated with the severity of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis in children aged under 2 years who were admitted to the Children's Hospital of Hebei between June 2018 and January 2019.

METHODS: Sputum samples positive for RSV via multiplex PCR were subtyped using real-time PCR. Data collected included risk factors for disease severity, demographics, microbiology, and outcomes.

RESULTS: Of the 82 children with RSV bronchiolitis, 79 were treated and discharged with improvement, while 3 died. All three patients had underlying medical conditions, including complex congenital heart disease and severe combined immunodeficiency. Further, disease severity was associated with preexisting underlying disease, fever duration, and bacterial co-infection, but not with the RSV subtype.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that an appropriate therapeutic regimen should include the detection of bacterial co-infections and the identification of underlying diseases for the effective management of severe RSV bronchiolitis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

BMC infectious diseases - 24(2024), 1 vom: 26. Feb., Seite 263

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yang, Shuo [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Sukun [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yakun [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Yinghui [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zhuang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Weijian [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Le [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bronchiolitis
Children
Journal Article
Outcome
RSV subtypes

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Date Completed 28.02.2024

Date Revised 29.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12879-024-09129-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368989291