Age-Specific Characteristics of Adult and Pediatric Respiratory Viral Infections: A Retrospective Single-Center Studyopen access
- Authors
- Hwang, Jae Kyoon; Na, Jae Yoon; Kim, Jihye; Oh, Jae-Won; Kim, Yong Joo; Choi, Young-Jin
- Issue Date
- Jun-2022
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- age-specific characteristics; respiratory virus; viral infections; co-infection
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE, v.11, no.11, pp.1 - 10
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
- Volume
- 11
- Number
- 11
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 10
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/170087
- DOI
- 10.3390/jcm11113197
- Abstract
- This study aimed to identify age-specific characteristics of respiratory viral infections. Hospitalized patients with confirmed viral respiratory infections were included in the sample. The patients were divided into the pediatric group (<19 years old) and the adult group (>= 19 years old). The groups were then subdivided based on age: 0-6, 7-12, 13-18, 19-49, 50-64, and >= 65 years old. These groups were compared to evaluate the differences in the pattern of respiratory viral infections. Among a total of 4058 pediatric patients (mean age 3.0 +/- 2.9 years, n = 1793 females), 2829 (48.9%) had mono-infections, while 1229 (51.1%) had co-infections. Co-infections were the most common in the 0-6-year-old group (31.6%). Among 1550 adult patients (mean age 70.2 +/- 15.3 years, n = 710 females), 1307 (85.6%) had mono-infections and 243 (14.4%) had co-infections. Co-infections were most common in the >= 65-year-old group (16.8%). Viral infection and co-infection rates decreased with age in pediatric patients but increased with increasing age in adults. In pediatric patients, the rates of viral infections and co-infections were high; the rate of co-infections was higher in younger patients. In adult patients, the rates of viral infections and co-infections were lower than those in pediatric patients; the rate of co-infections was higher in older patients.
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