Engelsk titel: Respiratory syncytial virus infections in hospitalized children in Akershus
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Författare:
Fjaerli HO
;
Farstad T
;
Tjade T
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 19
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 00091646
Sammanfattning
INTRODUCTION : The study describes hospitalisations for RSV infections among children < 15 years.
INTERPRETATION : Recommendations for RSV prophylaxis among preterm infants should be investigated in a larger study. Development of an RSV vaccine should be a priority.
RESULTS : 1,002 cases were identified of which 69.5% were < 1 year old children. Estimated annual incidence of RSV infection requiring hospitalisation was 2.1/1,000 Children < 15 years, 24.9/1,000 infants < 1 year, and 28.4/1,000 infants < 6 months old. Males were more likely to be hospitalised than females. The overall mortality was 0.5%. Premature infants with birthweight < or = 1,000 g had the highest hospitalisation rates, the longest hospital stay and most complications. However, surprisingly many complications occurred among previously healthy infants.
MATERIAL AND METHODS : The study is a population-based retrospective analysis of admission data from February 1993 through January 2000 of children who tested positive for RSV in nasopharyngeal aspirates.