ArticleItalian journal of pediatrics2011
Acute lower respiratory tract infection due to respiratory syncytial virus in a group of Egyptian children under 5 years of age.
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- Acute Respiratory Tract Infections among Hospitalized Palestinian Patients (2011-2016): A Retrospective Study.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2021Article
- The burden of respiratory syncytial virus associated with acute lower respiratory tract infections in Chinese children: a meta-analysis.Translational pediatrics · 2020Article
- Systematic Review of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Prevalence, Genotype Distribution, and Seasonality in Children from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region.Microorganisms · 2020Article
- Detection of respiratory syncytial virus &The Indian journal of medical research · 2019Article
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- Epidemiology and virology of acute respiratory infections during the first year of life: a birth cohort study in Vietnam.The Pediatric infectious disease journal · 2015Article
- Viral etiologies of lower respiratory tract infections among Egyptian children under five years of age.BMC infectious diseases · 2012Article
- Epidemiology of respiratory virus infections among infants and young children admitted to hospital in Oman.Journal of medical virology · 2012Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most important causes of acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRTI) in infants and young children. This study was conducted to describe the epidemiology of ALRTI associated with RSV among children ≤ 5 years old in Egypt. PATIENTS AND
methodsWe enrolled 427 children ≤ 5 years old diagnosed with ALRTI attending the outpatient clinic or Emergency Department (ED) of Children Hospital, Cairo University during a one- year period. Nasopharyngeal aspirates were obtained from the patients, kept on ice and processed within 2 hours of collection. Immunoflourescent assay (IFA) for RSV was performed.
results91 cases (21.3%) had viral etiology with RSV antigens detected in 70 cases (16.4%). The RSV positive cases were significantly younger than other non-RSV cases (mean age 8.2 months versus 14.2 months, p <0.001). RSV cases had significantly higher respiratory rate in the age group between 2-11 months (mean 58.4 versus 52.7/minute, p < 0.001) and no significant difference in the mean respiratory rate in the age group between 12-59 months. More RSV cases required supplemental oxygen (46% versus 23.5%, p < 0.001) with higher rate of hospitalization (37.1% versus 11.2%, p < 0.001) than the non-RSV cases. 97% of RSV cases occurred in winter season (p < 0.001).
conclusionRSV is the most common viral etiology of ALRTI in children below 5 years of age, especially in young infants below 6 months of age. It is more prevalent in winter and tends to cause severe infection.
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