Viral Epidemiology of Respiratory Infections Among Children at a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Brazil

Overview

Journal Rev Soc Bras Med Trop

Specialty Tropical Medicine

Date 2014 May 28

PMID 24861298

Citations 6

Authors

Fernanda de-Paris

Caroline Beck

Marcia Rosane Pires

Rodrigo Pires Dos Santos

Ricardo de Souza Kuchenbecker

Afonso Luis Barth

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Abstract

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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