Occurrence of groups A and B of respiratory syncytial virus over 15 years: associated epidemiologic and clinical characteristics in hospitalized and ambulatory children.
J Infect Dis
; 162(6): 1283-90, 1990 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2230258
ABSTRACT
Over 15 years respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) isolates from 1209 hospitalized and ambulatory children were examined for strain group and in a subset for subgroup to determine the associated epidemiologic and clinical characteristics. Three patterns of yearly outbreaks existed (1) strong predominance of group A strains (9 years with 83%-100% A strains), (2) relatively equal proportions of group A and B strains (4 years), and (3) strong predominance of group B strains (78%-85%) in 2 years, separated by a decade. The first pattern of highly dominant A strains occurred in cycles of 1 or 2 consecutive years with a single intervening year in which B strains were greater than or equal to 40% of the isolates. Subgroups A1 and A2 predominated, while B2, 3, and 4 occurred almost equally. A greater clinical severity for Group A strains was suggested by children with group A infections requiring intensive care significantly more often (15.4 vs. 8.3%, P = .008). Further, strongly dominant A strain years were associated with higher proportions of RSV admissions requiring intensive care (16.6% vs. 5.5%, P less than .01). Strains of subgroups A2 and B4 were more frequently found in hospitalized patients and A1 in outpatients, and the 2 years with the highest rates of intensive care admissions were those in which subgroup A2 dominated.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Respirovirus Infections
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Respiratory Syncytial Viruses
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Disease Outbreaks
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Infect Dis
Year:
1990
Document type:
Article