Acute bronchiolitis: a three year study.
Over the period 1986-88, 261 infants and children, with a mean age of six months, were admitted to Christchurch Hospital with acute bronchiolitis. There was a marked seasonal pattern, with peak admission periods occurring during winter and spring. Two hundred and two children (77%) had a nasopharyngeal aspirate performed for respiratory virus identification. Respiratory syncitial virus was identified in 113 (56%) of those who had viral studies performed. Using a score of severity, 150 (57%) of the children had a mild disease, 47 (18%) moderate, while 64 (25%) had a severe or very severe illness. The median stay in hospital was two days. No deaths occurred during the study period, although six infants required assisted ventilation.
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Department of Paediatrics, Christchurch School of Medicine, Christchurch Hospital.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D001988:Bronchiolitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001990:Bronchiolitis, Viral / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010253:Respirovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors