Burden of Respiratory Viruses in Children Less Than 2 Years Old in a Community-based Longitudinal US Birth Cohort

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• Alternative Title:
  Clin Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Teoh, Zheyi ; Conrey, Shannon ; McNeal, Monica ; Burrell, Allison ; Burke, Rachel M. ; Mattison, Claire ; McMorrow, Meredith ; Payne, Daniel C. ; Morrow, Ardythe L. ; Staat, Mary Allen
• Description:
  Background.
  
  Respiratory viral infections are a major cause of morbidity and hospitalization in young children. Nevertheless, the population burden of respiratory viral infections, especially asymptomatic cases, is not known due to the lack of prospective community-based cohort studies with intensive monitoring.
  
  Methods.
  
  To address this gap, we enacted the PREVAIL cohort, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention–sponsored birth cohort in Cincinnati, Ohio, where children were followed from 0 to 2 years of age. Weekly text surveys were administered to record acute respiratory illnesses (ARIs), which were defined as the presence of cough or fever (≥38°C). Weekly midturbinate nasal swabs were collected and tested using the Luminex Respiratory Pathogen Panel, which detected 16 viral pathogens. Viral infection was defined as ≥1 positive tests from the same virus or viral subtype ≤30 days of a previous positive test. Maternal report and medical chart abstractions identified healthcare utilization.
  
  Results.
  
  From 4/2017 to 7/2020, 245 mother–infant pairs were recruited and followed. From the 13 781 nasal swabs tested, a total of 2211 viral infections were detected, of which 821 (37%) were symptomatic. Children experienced 9.4 respiratory viral infections/child-year; half were rhinovirus/enterovirus. Viral ARI incidence was 3.3 episodes/child-year. Emergency department visits or hospitalization occurred with only 15% of respiratory syncytial virus infections, 10% of influenza infections, and only 4% of all viral infections. Regardless of pathogen, most infections were asymptomatic or mild.
  
  Conclusions.
  
  Respiratory viral infections are common in children 0–2 years. Most viral infections are asymptomatic or non–medically attended, underscoring the importance of community-based cohort studies.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Birth Cohort Child, Preschool Humans Infant Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections Respiratory Tract Infections Virus Diseases Viruses
• Keywords:
  Birth Cohort Influenza Virus Respiratory Viruses RSV Viral Infections
• Source:
  Clin Infect Dis. 77(6):901-909
• Pubmed ID:
  37157868
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10838707
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/ ; T32 ES010957/ES/NIEHS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UL1 TR001425/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  77
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8b23b7604e9249b0d4172127c4143a289a22613eef56c169b96cb905bfda38ed
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/147679/cdc_147679_DS1.pdf
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