Respiratory Virus Epidemiology Among US Infants With Severe Bronchiolitis: Analysis of 2 Multicenter, Multiyear Cohort Studies

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 Aug;38(8):e180-e183. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002279.

Abstract

In 2 multicenter cohort studies of 2912 infants hospitalized for bronchiolitis during 2007-2014, the 5 most common pathogens were RSV (76.5%), rhinovirus (23.8%), coronavirus (6.9%), adenovirus (6.4%) and human metapneumovirus (6.0%). Hospitalization months significantly differed for these common pathogens (P ≤ 0.01), except for coronavirus (P = 0.30). There was a significant heterogeneity in temporal patterns by region in RSV-A and -B (both P < 0.001).

Publication types

  • Meta-Analysis
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Bronchiolitis / diagnosis
  • Bronchiolitis / epidemiology*
  • Bronchiolitis / virology*
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Multicenter Studies as Topic
  • Public Health Surveillance
  • Seasons
  • United States / epidemiology