title: [Clinical aspects and treatment of respiratory syncytial virus infection in infants in the first 6 months of life].
abstract: Respiratory viral infection are one of the most frequent problem in infant and the younger children. Respiratory syncytial virus infects nearly all children (75-100%) in the first 36 months of life.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Analysis of clinical aspects and treatment of respiratory syncytial virus infection in infant hospitalized in year 2009-2010 in Department of Pediatrics Propedeutics and Bone Metabolism Diseases.
  
  
  METHODS
  Medical documentary of 32 infants in the first 6 months of life was analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The most frequent clinical symptoms were increased dyspnoea - in 96.88% children and discharge in respiratory tract - in 78.13% children. In near all patients (93.75%) antibiotic was used in treatment and Budesonid was applied in 87.5% children. Infants with Respiratory syncytial virus infections were hospitalized because of increased dyspnoea. Antibioticotherapy used in the examinated infants prevented complications.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Propedeutyki Pediatrii i Chorób Metabolicznych Kości I Katedra Chorób Dzieci UM w Łodzi. propedeutyka@usk4.umed.lodz.pl
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haładaj
authors.forename: Bogdan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fijałkowski
authors.forename: Danuta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chlebna-Sokół
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D018113:Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents