Clinical-epidemiological evaluation of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children attended in a public hospital in midwestern Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Calegari,Tatiany
Data de Publicação: 2005
Outros Autores: Queiroz,Divina A.O., Yokosawa,Jonny, Silveira,Hélio L., Costa,Lourenço F., Oliveira,Thelma F.M., Luiz,Lysa N., Oliveira,Renata C., Diniz,Francisco C., Rossi,Lívia M.G., Carvalho,Cláudio J, Lima,Ana Cláudia, Mantese,Orlando C
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Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000200006
Resumo: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is responsible for annual respiratory infection outbreaks in infants and young children worldwide, frequently causing bronchiolitis and pneumonia. We evaluated clinical and epidemiological features of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in children less than five years old. Nasopharyngeal aspirate samples from children with ARI symptoms, attended at the 'Hospital das Clínicas' - Federal University of Uberlândia, MG, Brazil, were collected and tested for RSV by the immunofluorescence assay (IFA). Patients' clinical and epidemiological data were also obtained. From April 2000 to June 2003, 317 nasopharyngeal samples were collected from children less than 54 months old. Seventy-six samples (24.0%) were positive for RSV, with 53% (40/76) obtained from male patients. Hospitalization occurred in 50% (38/76) of the cases, with an average period of 10.6 days, in most cases (87%, 33/38) occurring in children less than 12 months of age. Although an association between this age group and the presentation of more severe clinical symptoms was observed, such as bronchiolitis in 51% (27/53) of the patients and pneumonia in 19% (10/53), no patients died. RSV was found from February to August, with the highest incidence in May. Conclusions: RSV is an important agent that causes ARIs; the clinical manifestations varied from mild to severe and patients frequently required hospitalization; RSV mostly affected children less than one year old.
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spelling Clinical-epidemiological evaluation of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children attended in a public hospital in midwestern BrazilRespiratory syncytial virusrespiratory infectionchildrenRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is responsible for annual respiratory infection outbreaks in infants and young children worldwide, frequently causing bronchiolitis and pneumonia. We evaluated clinical and epidemiological features of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in children less than five years old. Nasopharyngeal aspirate samples from children with ARI symptoms, attended at the 'Hospital das Clínicas' - Federal University of Uberlândia, MG, Brazil, were collected and tested for RSV by the immunofluorescence assay (IFA). Patients' clinical and epidemiological data were also obtained. From April 2000 to June 2003, 317 nasopharyngeal samples were collected from children less than 54 months old. Seventy-six samples (24.0%) were positive for RSV, with 53% (40/76) obtained from male patients. Hospitalization occurred in 50% (38/76) of the cases, with an average period of 10.6 days, in most cases (87%, 33/38) occurring in children less than 12 months of age. Although an association between this age group and the presentation of more severe clinical symptoms was observed, such as bronchiolitis in 51% (27/53) of the patients and pneumonia in 19% (10/53), no patients died. RSV was found from February to August, with the highest incidence in May. Conclusions: RSV is an important agent that causes ARIs; the clinical manifestations varied from mild to severe and patients frequently required hospitalization; RSV mostly affected children less than one year old.Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases2005-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000200006Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases v.9 n.2 2005reponame:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseasesinstname:Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (BSID)instacron:BSID10.1590/S1413-86702005000200006info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCalegari,TatianyQueiroz,Divina A.O.Yokosawa,JonnySilveira,Hélio L.Costa,Lourenço F.Oliveira,Thelma F.M.Luiz,Lysa N.Oliveira,Renata C.Diniz,Francisco C.Rossi,Lívia M.G.Carvalho,Cláudio JLima,Ana CláudiaMantese,Orlando Ceng2005-08-18T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1413-86702005000200006Revistahttps://www.bjid.org.br/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbjid@bjid.org.br||lgoldani@ufrgs.br1678-43911413-8670opendoar:2005-08-18T00:00Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (BSID)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Clinical-epidemiological evaluation of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children attended in a public hospital in midwestern Brazil
title Clinical-epidemiological evaluation of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children attended in a public hospital in midwestern Brazil
spellingShingle Clinical-epidemiological evaluation of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children attended in a public hospital in midwestern Brazil
Calegari,Tatiany
Respiratory syncytial virus
respiratory infection
children
title_short Clinical-epidemiological evaluation of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children attended in a public hospital in midwestern Brazil
title_full Clinical-epidemiological evaluation of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children attended in a public hospital in midwestern Brazil
title_fullStr Clinical-epidemiological evaluation of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children attended in a public hospital in midwestern Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Clinical-epidemiological evaluation of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children attended in a public hospital in midwestern Brazil
title_sort Clinical-epidemiological evaluation of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children attended in a public hospital in midwestern Brazil
author Calegari,Tatiany
author_facet Calegari,Tatiany
Queiroz,Divina A.O.
Yokosawa,Jonny
Silveira,Hélio L.
Costa,Lourenço F.
Oliveira,Thelma F.M.
Luiz,Lysa N.
Oliveira,Renata C.
Diniz,Francisco C.
Rossi,Lívia M.G.
Carvalho,Cláudio J
Lima,Ana Cláudia
Mantese,Orlando C
author_role author
author2 Queiroz,Divina A.O.
Yokosawa,Jonny
Silveira,Hélio L.
Costa,Lourenço F.
Oliveira,Thelma F.M.
Luiz,Lysa N.
Oliveira,Renata C.
Diniz,Francisco C.
Rossi,Lívia M.G.
Carvalho,Cláudio J
Lima,Ana Cláudia
Mantese,Orlando C
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Calegari,Tatiany
Queiroz,Divina A.O.
Yokosawa,Jonny
Silveira,Hélio L.
Costa,Lourenço F.
Oliveira,Thelma F.M.
Luiz,Lysa N.
Oliveira,Renata C.
Diniz,Francisco C.
Rossi,Lívia M.G.
Carvalho,Cláudio J
Lima,Ana Cláudia
Mantese,Orlando C
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Respiratory syncytial virus
respiratory infection
children
topic Respiratory syncytial virus
respiratory infection
children
description Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is responsible for annual respiratory infection outbreaks in infants and young children worldwide, frequently causing bronchiolitis and pneumonia. We evaluated clinical and epidemiological features of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in children less than five years old. Nasopharyngeal aspirate samples from children with ARI symptoms, attended at the 'Hospital das Clínicas' - Federal University of Uberlândia, MG, Brazil, were collected and tested for RSV by the immunofluorescence assay (IFA). Patients' clinical and epidemiological data were also obtained. From April 2000 to June 2003, 317 nasopharyngeal samples were collected from children less than 54 months old. Seventy-six samples (24.0%) were positive for RSV, with 53% (40/76) obtained from male patients. Hospitalization occurred in 50% (38/76) of the cases, with an average period of 10.6 days, in most cases (87%, 33/38) occurring in children less than 12 months of age. Although an association between this age group and the presentation of more severe clinical symptoms was observed, such as bronchiolitis in 51% (27/53) of the patients and pneumonia in 19% (10/53), no patients died. RSV was found from February to August, with the highest incidence in May. Conclusions: RSV is an important agent that causes ARIs; the clinical manifestations varied from mild to severe and patients frequently required hospitalization; RSV mostly affected children less than one year old.
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