Respiratory syncytial virus prevalence in children admitted to five Kenyan district hospitals: a cross-sectional study.
epidemiology
respiratory
tropical paediatrics
Journal
BMJ paediatrics open
ISSN: 2399-9772
Titre abrégé: BMJ Paediatr Open
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101715309
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2019
2019
Historique:
received:
25
11
2018
revised:
22
01
2019
accepted:
28
01
2019
entrez:
9
4
2019
pubmed:
9
4
2019
medline:
9
4
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are a leading cause of under-five mortality globally. In Kenya, the reported prevalence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in single-centre studies has varied widely. Our study sought to determine the prevalence of RSV infection in children admitted with ARI fulfilling the WHO criteria for bronchiolitis. This was a prospective cross-sectional prevalence study in five hospitals across central and highland Kenya from April to June 2015. Two hundred and thirty-four participants were enrolled. The overall RSV positive rate was 8.1%, which is lower than in previous Kenyan studies. RSV-positive cases were on average 5 months younger than RSV-negative cases.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30957029
doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2018-000409
pii: bmjpo-2018-000409
pmc: PMC6422239
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e000409Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.
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