Morbidity and outcome of severe respiratory syncytial virus infection

• Published in: Pediatrics international Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 283 - 288
• Main Authors: El Kholy, Amani A., Mostafa, Nadia A., El-Sherbini, Seham A., Ali, Aliaa A., Ismail, Reem I., Magdy, Rania I., Hamdy, Mona S., Soliman, May S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2013
• Subjects: Child; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Egypt; Female; Humans; Infant; Intensive care; intensive care unit; Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; Length of Stay; Male; Morbidity; mortality; Patient Admission; Pediatrics; prolonged length of stay; Prospective Studies; Respiratory syncytial virus; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections - diagnosis; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections - mortality; Risk Factors; severe acute respiratory infections; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - diagnosis; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - mortality; Survival Analysis; Egypt

Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the main cause of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) in infants and young children. This study aimed to identify risk factors for intensive care unit (ICU) admission, prolonged length of stay (PLOS), and mortality in patients hospitalized with S...