Respiratory viruses and clinical-epidemiological characteristics in episodes of acute respiratory infection
The aim of the study was to determine the viral frequency and clinical-epidemiological characteristics in the episodes of acute respiratory infection in patients of the Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño San Borja in Lima, the information of the episodes of patients who required at least one direc...
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doaj-3ad1fd6238c54ab39e031f4ffcfb632e2021-05-11T21:46:25ZspaInstituto Nacional de SaludRevista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública1726-46341726-46422021-03-01381101710.17843/rpmesp.2021.381.63462446Respiratory viruses and clinical-epidemiological characteristics in episodes of acute respiratory infectionYaquelina Chirinos-Saire0Robert Reyna-García1Emilio Aguilar-Huauya2Carlos Santillán-Salas3Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño San Borja, Lima, Perú. Tecnólogo médico en Laboratorio Clínico y Anatomía PatológicaInstituto Nacional de Salud del Niño San Borja, Lima, Perú. Tecnólogo médico en Laboratorio Clínico y Anatomía PatológicaInstituto Nacional de Salud del Niño San Borja, Lima, Perú. médico especialista en Patología ClínicaInstituto Nacional de Salud del Niño San Borja, Lima, Perú. médico especialista en InfectologíaThe aim of the study was to determine the viral frequency and clinical-epidemiological characteristics in the episodes of acute respiratory infection in patients of the Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño San Borja in Lima, the information of the episodes of patients who required at least one direct Immunofluorescence test from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018 was analyzed. 1153 episodes were identified in 707 patients. The median age was 1 year and 55% were male. The viral frequency was 13.4%; respiratory syncytial virus was identified in 10.7% of the episodies. The viral frequency was higher in children under 1 year of age (16.2%); in those with congenital disease respiratory (38.9%) and during the autumn (24.2%). The most common symptoms were cough (70.3%) and fever (53.4%); and the main diagnoses, viral pneumonia (31.8) and bronchiolitis (23.4%). It is concluded that the respiratory viral frequency was related to age, seasonality and pre-existing pathology.https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/6346pediatríainfecciones respiratoriasfrecuenciavirustécnica de inmunofluorescencia directaperú |
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Yaquelina Chirinos-Saire Robert Reyna-García Emilio Aguilar-Huauya Carlos Santillán-Salas Respiratory viruses and clinical-epidemiological characteristics in episodes of acute respiratory infection Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública pediatría infecciones respiratorias frecuencia virus técnica de inmunofluorescencia directa perú |
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Yaquelina Chirinos-Saire Robert Reyna-García Emilio Aguilar-Huauya Carlos Santillán-Salas |
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Respiratory viruses and clinical-epidemiological characteristics in episodes of acute respiratory infection |
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Respiratory viruses and clinical-epidemiological characteristics in episodes of acute respiratory infection |
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Respiratory viruses and clinical-epidemiological characteristics in episodes of acute respiratory infection |
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Respiratory viruses and clinical-epidemiological characteristics in episodes of acute respiratory infection |
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Respiratory viruses and clinical-epidemiological characteristics in episodes of acute respiratory infection |
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respiratory viruses and clinical-epidemiological characteristics in episodes of acute respiratory infection |
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Instituto Nacional de Salud |
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Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública |
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1726-4634 1726-4642 |
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2021-03-01 |
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The aim of the study was to determine the viral frequency and clinical-epidemiological characteristics in the episodes of acute respiratory infection in patients of the Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño San Borja in Lima, the information of the episodes of patients who required at least one direct Immunofluorescence test from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018 was analyzed. 1153 episodes were identified in 707 patients. The median age was 1 year and 55% were male. The viral frequency was 13.4%; respiratory syncytial virus was identified in 10.7% of the episodies. The viral frequency was higher in children under 1 year of age (16.2%); in those with congenital disease respiratory (38.9%) and during the autumn (24.2%). The most common symptoms were cough (70.3%) and fever (53.4%); and the main diagnoses,
viral pneumonia (31.8) and bronchiolitis (23.4%). It is concluded that the respiratory viral frequency was related to age, seasonality and pre-existing pathology. |
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pediatría infecciones respiratorias frecuencia virus técnica de inmunofluorescencia directa perú |
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https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/6346 |
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