Enterovirus D68 respiratory infection in a children's hospital in Japan in 2015.

Yu FunakoshiKenta ItoSaeko MorinoKazue KinoshitaYoshihiko MorikawaTatsuo KonoYen Hai DoanHiroyuki ShimizuNozomu HanaokaMasami KonagayaTsuguto FujimotoAi SuzukiTakashi ChibaTetsuya AkibaYasuhiro TomaruKen WatanabeNorio ShimizuYuho Horikoshi

Published in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2019)

More than half of the samples from the children admitted with respiratory symptoms were positive for EV-D68-specific PCR during the outbreak. Asthma history was not associated with the risk of developing severe respiratory infection.

Keyphrases

young adults
respiratory tract
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
healthcare
emergency department
physical activity
sleep quality
allergic rhinitis