Respiratory syncytial virus prevalence in children admitted to five Kenyan district hospitals: a cross-sectional study

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 w...

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Autores principales: Le Geyt, Jacqueline, Hauck, Stephanie, Lee, Mark, Mackintosh, Jennifer, Slater, Jessica, Razon, Duke, Williams, Bhanu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Research Letters
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6422239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30957029
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2018-000409
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Sumario: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.

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