Clinical Characteristics of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Full-Term Newborns without Risk Factors
Neonatal Medicine
;
: 27-33, 2015.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-217683
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study evaluated the characteristics and symptoms of full-term newborns without risk factors who were diagnosed with acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRI).METHODS:
Nasopharyngeal aspirates were obtained from 72 full-term newborns to 30 days of age who were diagnosed with ALRI from September 2011 to November 2013 and analyzed by multiplex real time-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).RESULTS:
Viruses were detected in 60 newborns (83.3%). Single viruses were observed in 56 newborns (77.7%). The most commonly detected viral agent was respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (63.8%), followed by parainfluenza virus (6.9%), rhinovirus A/B (4.1%), and human coronavirus (2.7%). Clinical diagnoses of ALRI in newborns with a single virus included pneumonia (66.07%), bronchiolitis (30.43%), bronchitis (5.35 %), and croup (1.79%). There were no differences in epidemiological characteristics between RSV and other viruses. However, newborns diagnosed with RSV had prolonged hospitalizations and significantly increased respiratory rates.CONCLUSION:
Respiratory viruses, especially RSV, are pivotal causes of ALRI in newborns. Further, studies on RSV severity and vaccination are necessary to reduce hospitalization and mortality of full-term infants.
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Assunto principal:
Pneumonia
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Vírus Sinciciais Respiratórios
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Infecções Respiratórias
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Rhinovirus
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Bronquite
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Bronquiolite
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Crupe
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Fatores de Risco
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Mortalidade
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Vacinação
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
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Lactente
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Recém-Nascido
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Neonatal Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
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