Population
354 nasopharyngeal samples from children <15 years of age hospitalized with acute respiratory infection at…
Design
Cross-sectional
Key result
Among 303 children hospitalized with acute respiratory infection, enterovirus was detected in 22% of samples, with enterovirus D68 accounting for 50% of these cases.
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May indicate enterovirus D68 contribution to pediatric respiratory hospitalizations; hypothesis-generating for surveillance and diagnostics.
Observational (n=354)
No
A newly developed duplex real-time RT-PCR identified a high frequency of enterovirus D68 among children hospitalized with severe respiratory infections in Norway in autumn 2014.
Bragstad et al. (2014) conducted an observational in acute respiratory infection (n=354). Enterovirus D68 was evaluated on Detection of enterovirus and EV-D68. Among 303 children hospitalized with acute respiratory infection, enterovirus was detected in 22% of samples, with enterovirus D68 accounting for 50% of these cases.