Table 46.3.
Frequency of virus detection, by syndrome, in 331 children with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI)
| NO. IN WHOM VIRUS WAS DETECTED | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of LRTI | No. of children | No. (%) positive for virus | RSV | Influenza | Parainfluenza | Adenovirus | Othera |
| Pneumonia | 178 | 65 (37) | 34 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 11 |
| Bronchiolitis | 116 | 83 (72) | 67 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 |
| Tracheobronchitis | 14 | 7 (50) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Croup | 8 | 4 (50) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Otherb | 15 | 4 (27) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 331 | 163 (49) | 106 | 5 | 36 | 12 | 15 |
Two viruses were detected in four children with pneumonia, five with bronchiolitis, two with croup.
a
Enterovirus (21 children), herpes simplex (13), measles virus (7), mumps virus (1), unidentified virus (7).
b
Acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma (8), tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (2), tuberculosis (2), foreign body aspiration (2) and membranous tracheitis (1).
Reproduced with permission from Jacob John et al. 1991.13