dc.contributor.author |
Trenholme, Adrian |
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dc.contributor.author |
Best, Emma |
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dc.contributor.author |
Vogel, Alison |
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dc.contributor.author |
Stewart, Joanna |
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dc.contributor.author |
McBride, C |
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dc.contributor.author |
Lennon, Diana |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2017-07-10T04:13:58Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2017-06 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 53(6):551-555 Jun 2017 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1034-4810 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/34134 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Aim To describe respiratory virus detection in children under 2 years of age in a population admitted with lower respiratory infection and to assess correlation with measures of severity. Methods Nasopharyngeal aspirates from infants admitted with lower respiratory tract infection (n = 1645) over a 3-year time period were tested by polymerase chain reaction. We collected epidemiological and clinical data on all children. We assessed the correlation of presence of virus with length of hospital stay, intensive care admission and consolidation on chest X-ray. Results Of the children admitted 34% were Maori, 43% Pacific and 75% lived in areas in the bottom quintile for socio-economic deprivation. A virus was found in 94% of those tested including 30% with multiple viruses. Picornavirus was present in 59% including 34% as the sole virus. Respiratory syncytial virus was found in 39%. Virus co-detection was not associated with length of stay, chest X-ray changes or intensive care unit admission. Conclusion In this disadvantaged predominately Maori and Pacific population, picornavirus is commonly found as a sole virus, respiratory syncytial virus is frequent but immunisation preventable influenza is infrequent. We did not find that co-detection of viruses was linked to severity. |
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dc.publisher |
Blackwell Publishing Inc. |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Respiratory Virus detection during Hospitalisation for Lower Respiratory Tract infection in children under 2 years in South Auckland, New Zealand |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1111/jpc.13529 |
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pubs.issue |
6 |
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pubs.begin-page |
551 |
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pubs.volume |
53 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: Blackwell Publishing Inc. |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
28430397 |
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pubs.end-page |
555 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
547028 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
School of Medicine |
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pubs.org-id |
Paediatrics Child & Youth Hlth |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1440-1754 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2016-11-25 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
28430397 |
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