BACKGROUND: In infants hospitalized for a lower respiratory tract infection (RTI) caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the correlation between viral load (VL) and patient clinical characteristics remains to be defined. OBJECTIVES: To define this correlation. STUDY DESIGN: prospective study of 47 infants admitted to hospital in the period November 2006-May 2007 with a diagnosis of lower RTI. Nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPAs) were taken at admission, discharge, and at post-discharge control visits. VL was quantified by real-time RT-PCR for RSV subgroups A and B. RESULTS: Patients with bronchiolitis were compared with young patients with lower RTI other than bronchiolitis. Patients with bronchiolitis had a significantly lower age than patients with other syndromes, and a significantly longer duration of symptoms. Duration of hospitalization was not different in the two groups of patients, and was not related to RSV subgroup or viral coinfection. A sustained decrease in VL was observed in the general patient population between admission, discharge and post-discharge follow-up visits. CONCLUSIONS: (i) patients with bronchiolitis were significantly younger than patients with other lower RTIs; (ii) symptom duration was significantly longer in patients with bronchiolitis; (iii) RSV VL significantly decreased between admission and discharge.
BACKGROUND: In infants hospitalized for a lower respiratory tract infection (RTI) caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the correlation between viral load (VL) and patient clinical characteristics remains to be defined. OBJECTIVES: To define this correlation. STUDY DESIGN: prospective study of 47 infants admitted to hospital in the period November 2006-May 2007 with a diagnosis of lower RTI. Nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPAs) were taken at admission, discharge, and at post-discharge control visits. VL was quantified by real-time RT-PCR for RSV subgroups A and B. RESULTS:Patients with bronchiolitis were compared with young patients with lower RTI other than bronchiolitis. Patients with bronchiolitis had a significantly lower age than patients with other syndromes, and a significantly longer duration of symptoms. Duration of hospitalization was not different in the two groups of patients, and was not related to RSV subgroup or viral coinfection. A sustained decrease in VL was observed in the general patient population between admission, discharge and post-discharge follow-up visits. CONCLUSIONS: (i) patients with bronchiolitis were significantly younger than patients with other lower RTIs; (ii) symptom duration was significantly longer in patients with bronchiolitis; (iii) RSV VL significantly decreased between admission and discharge.
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