Abstract
To evaluate the impact of influenza C (ICV) infection in children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), all of the children consecutively seen during 4 influenza seasons with respiratory symptoms and radiographically confirmed CAP were prospectively evaluated. ICV was identified in the respiratory secretions of five of 391 patients (1·3%). In children with ICV-associated CAP, clinical data were similar to those observed in children with IAV-associated CAP and worse than those observed in children with IBV-associated. The phylogenetic tree showed that the sequenced strains clustered in two of the six ICV lineages. These findings highlight that ICV can be a cause of CAP of children and that this can be severe enough to require hospitalization.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 999-1003 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2013 |
Keywords
- Children
- Community-acquired pneumonia
- Influenza
- Influenza C
- Influenza C virus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Infectious Diseases
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Epidemiology