The Pediatric infectious disease journal
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Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. · May 2004
Impact of wheezing after respiratory syncytial virus infection on health-related quality of life.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is often followed by recurrent wheezing episodes during childhood. The effect of postbronchiolitis wheezing on the well-being of the child is not known. This study aimed to determine the impact of RSV LRTI hospitalization before age 13 months on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) at age 3 years. ⋯ Postbronchiolitis wheezing has broad implications for long-term well-being of children. Decreased HRQoL was attributed to postbronchiolitis wheezing, but not to preexistent risk factors, such as premature birth. This study underscores the importance of developing new strategies to prevent and treat long term airway morbidity after RSV LRTI.
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Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. · May 2004
Driscoll Children's Hospital respiratory syncytial virus database: risk factors, treatment and hospital course in 3308 infants and young children, 1991 to 2002.
Treatment of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract infection has historically been one of the most frequent reasons for admission to Driscoll Children's Hospital. ⋯ Patients with three or more risk factors were at very high risk for having a severe or complicated disease course associated with admission to the PICU, placement on mechanical ventilation and a longer hospital length of stay.
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Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. · May 2004
Outbreak of human metapneumovirus infection in norwegian children.
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) was recently discovered in children with acute respiratory tract infection. We have studied the occurrence of hMPV and report clinical findings of 50 hMPV-infected children who were hospitalized during an outbreak in Norway. ⋯ Human metapneumovirus was the most common virus isolate during the winter season 2002 to 2003 in children hospitalized for respiratory tract infection. Upper respiratory tract infections and mild to severe bronchiolitis were most common, but a relatively high proportion of hospitalized children developed severe pneumonia.