Unrecognized Viral Respiratory Tract Infections in Premature Infants during their Birth Hospitalization: A Prospective Surveillance Study in Two Neonatal Intensive Care Units
| Autor: | Nicholas J. Bennett, Helene F. Rosenberg, Deanna L. Kiska, Dongliang Wang, Christy M. Tabarani, Danning Huang, Nadine M. Bartholoma, Joseph B. Domachowske, Scott W. Riddell, Robert Hingre |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Neonatal intensive care unit Respiratory tract infections business.industry Gestational age medicine.disease Asymptomatic 3. Good health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Bronchopulmonary dysplasia 030225 pediatrics Intensive care Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Respiratory virus 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom Prospective cohort study business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Pediatrics |
| ISSN: | 0022-3476 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.05.001 |
| Popis: | Objective To determine the frequency and effects of nosocomial respiratory viral infections (RVIs) in premature neonates, including those who may be asymptomatic. Study design We performed a year-long surveillance for RVIs in infants Results Twenty-six of 50 prematurely born infants (52%) tested positive for a respiratory virus at least once during their birth hospitalization. Testing positive for a respiratory virus was significantly associated with longer length of stay (70 days vs 35 days, P = .002) and prolonged ventilatory support (51 vs 13 days, P = .002). Infants who tested positive for a respiratory virus during their birth hospitalization had more than twice the rate of developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia ( P Conclusion Nosocomial RVIs were frequent in our study population, despite the absence of clinical indicators of illness. Length of hospital stay was significantly longer and a diagnosis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia was more common in infants who had respiratory viruses detected. |
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