| A Clinical Analysis on Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Children Caused by Influenza Virus in Children |
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Kiehl Hyung Lee1, Woo Kyung Kim1, Mi Ran Kim1, Dug Ha Kim1, Hae Ran Lee1, Chong Young Park1, Kyu Man Lee2 |
1Department of Pediatrics, Colleage of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea
2Department of Clinical Pathology, Colleage of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea |
| 인플루엔자 바이러스에 의한 소아 하기도 감염의 임상적 고찰 |
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이길형1, 김우경1, 김미란1, 김덕하1, 이혜란1, 박종영1, 이규만2 |
1한림대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
2한림대학교 의과대학 임상병리학교실 |
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| Abstract |
Purpose
: Although annual epidemics occur, there are only a few clinical studies on influenza in Korea. We evaluated the epidemic and clinical features of acute lower respiratory tract infections in children by influenza virus.
Methods
: From Feb., 1995 to July, 1997, influenza virus isolations and clinical review were performed on hospitalized children with acute lower respiratory tract infections at Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital.
Results
: The influenza virus was isolated in 34 out of 545(6.2%) patients examined. The number of influenza A and B viruses isolated were as follows : 0 and 2 from Feb. to March, 1995, 8 and 1 from Nov., 1995 to May, 1996, and 15 and 9 from Dec., 1996 to June, 1997. The patients were 27 boys and 7 girls with a mean age of 27.6¡¾25.1 months. Eight patients(23.5%) had preceding underlying diseases such as asthma, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and ventricular septal defect (VSD) with Down syndrome. Three out of twenty-two patients surveyed had been vaccinated against influenza virus before infection. The acute lower respiratory tract infections diagnosed
were pneumonia in 11, bronchiolitis in 9, croup in 8, and tracheobronchitis in 6 patients. Fever, cough, and rhinorrhea developed in all patients and fever continued for a mean 5.5¡¾4.0 days. All patients recovered without antiviral treatment except one expired case with penumonia/VSD/Down syndrome.
Conclusion
: Acute lower respiratory tract infections caused by influenza virus developed every winter and spring during the period of the study. Influenza vaccination before epidemic season should be encouraged in risky patients. |
| Key Words:
Influenza virus, Acute lower respiratory tract infections, Children |
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