S A Madhi1, B Schoub, K Simmank, N Blackburn, K P Klugman. 1. SAIMR/Wits/MRC Pneumococcal Diseases Research Unit, National Institute for Virology, the Department of Paediatrics, Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine the burden of viral associated severe lower respiratory tract infections (SLRTI) in human immunodeficiency virus-infected (HIV+) and HIV-uninfected (HIV-) urban black South African children. METHODS: Children with SLRTI aged 2 to 60 months were enrolled between March 1997 and March 1998. Monoclonal antibody immunofluorescent testing was performed on nasopharyngeal aspirates to detect respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza A and B, parainfluenza 1-3, and adenovirus-specific antigens. RESULTS: Of the 990 children studied, 44.6% were HIV+. The estimated burden of disease of viral associated SLRTI in children under 2 years was increased for RSV, influenza A/B viruses, parainfluenza 1-3 viruses, and adenovirus in children who were HIV+ compared with children who were HIV- (P <.001). Viral pathogens, however, were identified less frequently (15.7% vs 34.8%, P < 10(-5)) and bacterial pathogens more frequently (12.5% vs 5.8%, P <.0001) in children who were HIV+ than in children who were HIV- and had SLRTI. The seasonal peak for RSV in late summer-early autumn observed in children who were HIV- was less evident in children who were HIV+ (P =.02). Children who were HIV+ and had virus-associated SLRTI had a higher mortality rate (7. 5%) than did children who were HIV- (0%, P < 10(-3)). CONCLUSIONS: The contribution of viral associated SLRTI differs between HIV+ and HIV- children. In HIV+ children in South Africa, RSV isolation is not limited by season.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the burden of viral associated severe lower respiratory tract infections (SLRTI) in human immunodeficiency virus-infected (HIV+) and HIV-uninfected (HIV-) urban black South African children. METHODS:Children with SLRTI aged 2 to 60 months were enrolled between March 1997 and March 1998. Monoclonal antibody immunofluorescent testing was performed on nasopharyngeal aspirates to detect respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza A and B, parainfluenza 1-3, and adenovirus-specific antigens. RESULTS: Of the 990 children studied, 44.6% were HIV+. The estimated burden of disease of viral associated SLRTI in children under 2 years was increased for RSV, influenza A/B viruses, parainfluenza 1-3 viruses, and adenovirus in children who were HIV+ compared with children who were HIV- (P <.001). Viral pathogens, however, were identified less frequently (15.7% vs 34.8%, P < 10(-5)) and bacterial pathogens more frequently (12.5% vs 5.8%, P <.0001) in children who were HIV+ than in children who were HIV- and had SLRTI. The seasonal peak for RSV in late summer-early autumn observed in children who were HIV- was less evident in children who were HIV+ (P =.02). Children who were HIV+ and had virus-associated SLRTI had a higher mortality rate (7. 5%) than did children who were HIV- (0%, P < 10(-3)). CONCLUSIONS: The contribution of viral associated SLRTI differs between HIV+ and HIV- children. In HIV+ children in South Africa, RSV isolation is not limited by season.
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