| Title | Frequency of apnea and respiratory viruses in infants with bronchiolitis. | ||
| Author | Ricart, Silvia; Rovira, Nuria; Garcia-Garcia, Juan Jose; Pumarola, Tomas; Pons, Marti; Munoz-Almagro, Carmen; Marcos, Maria Angeles | ||
| Journal | Pediatr Infect Dis J | Publication Year/Month | 2014-Sep |
| PMID | 24797994 | PMCID | -N/A- |
| Affiliation | 1.From the *Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu; daggerDepartment of Microbiology, Barcelona Centre for International Health Research, CRESIB, Hospital Clinic; double daggerPediatric Intensive Care Unit, and section signDepartment of Microbiology, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. | ||
The frequency of apnea in infants <12 months of age admitted with acute bronchiolitis was 5.16% (95% confidence interval: 3.94-6.72). Most commonly detected viruses in the 51 apneic infants were respiratory syncytial virus (33.3%), rhinovirus (13.7%) and viral coinfections (23.5%). Young age and prematurity were the main risk factors for apnea independent of the respiratory syncytial virus status. Non-respiratory syncytial virus infants had a higher rate of prematurity.