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. 2014 Mar-Apr;47(2):223-6.
doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0080-2013.

Viral epidemiology of respiratory infections among children at a tertiary hospital in Southern Brazil

Fernanda de-Paris  1 , Caroline Beck  2 , Márcia Rosane Pires  3 , Rodrigo Pires dos Santos  3 , Ricardo de Souza Kuchenbecker  2 , Afonso Luis Barth  1
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Viral epidemiology of respiratory infections among children at a tertiary hospital in Southern Brazil

Fernanda de-Paris et al. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2014 Mar-Apr.
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Abstract

Introduction: This study reports the pediatric epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza (IF), parainfluenza (PIV), and adenovirus (ADV) at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre.

Methods: Cases of infection, hospitalizations in intensive care units (ICUs), nosocomial infections, and lethality rates were collected from 2007 to 2010.

Results: RSV accounted for most nosocomial infections. Intensive care units admission rates for ADV and RSV infections were highest in 2007 and 2010. During 2008-2009, H1N1 and ADV had the highest ICU admission rates. ADV had the highest fatality rate during 2007-2009.

Conclusions: Each virus exhibited distinct behavior, causing hospitalization, outbreaks, or lethality.

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