Epidemiology of respiratory virus infection in children / 中国实用儿科杂志

ABSTRACT

Respiratory tract infection is a leading cause of out⁃patient treatment and mortality in children under 5 years. Re⁃spiratory virus is the most common pathogen in children with respiratory tract infection,which should be paid attention to in pediatricians. The review discusses epidemiologic characteristics of common respiratory virus,focusing on respiratory syncytial virus(RSV),influenza virus,human rhinovirus(HRV)and human adenoviruses(HADV). The paper also briefly introduces the epidemiological characteristics of the newly discovered viruses,such as parainfluenza virus(PIV),human metapneumovirus (HMPV),human coronavirus(HCoV). At last,the information of viral-viral coinfections in children is reviewed.