Epidemiology, clinical presentation and respiratory sequelae of adenovirus pneumonia in children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Limin LiYen Yen WooJessie Anne de BruyneAnna Marie NathanSze Ying KeeYoke Fun ChanChun Wei ChiamKah Peng EgSurendran ThavagnanamI-Ching Sam

Published in: PloS one (2018)

One in five children admitted with HAdV pneumonia had severe disease and 22% developed respiratory complications. Type 7 was commonly isolated in children with severe disease. Family history of asthma need for invasive or non-invasive ventilation and HAdV 7 were independent predictors of respiratory complications.

Keyphrases

young adults
risk factors
respiratory tract
lung function
cystic fibrosis
mechanical ventilation