Clinical evaluation of viral acute respiratory tract infections in children presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary referral hospital in the Netherlands

Author(s):
Gooskens, J.; Ploeg, V. van der; Sukhai, R.N.; Vossen, A.C.T.M.; Claas, E.C.J.; Kroes, A.C.M.
Published
2014
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

Conclusions: Respiratory viruses are frequently detected in young children presenting to the hospital emergency department with ARTI and require PCR diagnosis since presenting signs and symptoms are not discriminant for a type of virus. RSV and HRV bear a high burden of morbidity in the pediatric clinical setting.

Acute respiratory tract infectionPediatric emergency departmentRespiratory virusSigns and symptomsClinical outcome
Date issued
2014-12-10
Language
English
Publisher
BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
Is part of
BMC Pediatrics
hdl
1887/99389
doi
10.1186/s12887-014-0297-0