Epidemiology and Clinical Characteristics of Parainfluenza Virus Type 4 in Korean Children: a Single Center Study, 2015–2017
Pediatric Infection & Vaccine
;
: 156-164, 2018.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-741861
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
We aimed to identify the epidemiology and the clinical characteristics of human parainfluenza virus type 4 (HPIV-4) infection compared to HPIVs 1–3 infections in Korean children.METHODS:
We reviewed medical records of children with HPIV infection who visited Seoul National University Children's Hospital from 2015 to 2017. Detection of respiratory viruses was performed using real time-polymerase chain reaction (rt-PCR), which could differentiate HPIVs 1–4. Diagnosis was classified as a febrile illness, upper respiratory tract infection (URI), croup, bronchiolitis, or pneumonia. The epidemiology, demographic features, and clinical characteristics among HPIV types were compared. The clinical data were analyzed only for the previously healthy children.RESULTS:
Of the 472 children diagnosed with HPIV infection, 108 (22.9%) were previously healthy 24 (22.2%), 19 (17.6%), 39 (36.1%), and 26 (24.1%) in HPIV types 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. The median age of children with HPIV-4 infection was 11 (0–195) months the proportion of children aged 0.05).CONCLUSIONS:
We observed seasonal peak of HPIV-4 infection in 2015 and 2017. HPIV-4 was a common respiratory pathogen causing lower respiratory tract infection in hospitalized children.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Respiratory Tract Infections
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Seasons
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Bronchiolitis
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Child, Hospitalized
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Croup
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Medical Records
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Epidemiology
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Paramyxoviridae Infections
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Parainfluenza Virus 4, Human
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Pediatric Infection & Vaccine
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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