Retrospective Study of viral Etiology of Acute Lower Respiratoyr Tract Infections in Hospitalized Children in Suzhou Area
HU Jian
ZHAO Kai
ZHU Ting
Abstract：Objective To determine the load and importance of respiratory viruses in hospitalized children with acute lower respiratory tract infections(ALRIs) in Suzhou Area.Methods A retrospective study of 433 children with ALRI in the Department of Pediatrics , Suzhou hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University from January , 2013 to December , 2014 was done.Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV),adenovirus(ADV),type 1 to 3 parainfluenza viruses(PIV),and type A and B influenza virus(flu)were detected by direct immuno-fluorescence.Results Of the 433 children with ALRI, viruses were detected in 113 specimens.RSV was common in children under 1 year old.And autumn was the peak of morbidity.Conclusion Respiratory viruses are the important cause of ALRIs in children in Suzhou Are-a, which accounts for 30.7%.The RSV is the most common pathogen causing ALRIs.Most of the children are younger than 1 year old, and are more likely to present with bronchiolitis than pneumonia.
Keywords：Lower respiratory infectionVirusDirect immunofluorescenceChildSuzhou
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：2( 1122-1123 )