Author | Carvalho, Cristiana Maria Costa Nascimento | |
Author | Cardoso, Maria Regina Alves | |
Author | Barral, Aldina Maria Prado | |
Author | Araújo Neto, César Augusto de | |
Author | Oliveira, Juliana Rebouças de | |
Author | Silva, Luciana Sobral da Silveira | |
Author | Saukkoriipi, Annika | |
Author | Paldanius, Mika | |
Author | Vainionpaa, Raija | |
Author | Leinonen, Maija | |
Author | Ruuskanen, Olli | |
Access date | 2014-12-22T17:33:48Z | |
Available date | 2014-12-22T17:33:48Z | |
Document date | 2010 | |
Citation | NASCIMENTO-CARVALHO, C. M. C. et al. Seasonal patterns of viral and bacterial infections among children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia in a tropical region. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, v. 42, n. 11-12, p. 839-844, 2010. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 1651-1980 | |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/9282 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | Informa Healthcare | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Title | Seasonal patterns of viral and bacterial infections among children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia in a tropical region. | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
DOI | 10.3109/00365548.2010.498020 | |
Abstract | Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common cause of morbidity among children. Evidence on seasonality, especially on the frequency of viral and bacterial causative agents is scarce; such information may be useful in an era of changing climate conditions worldwide. To analyze the frequency of distinct infections, meteorological indicators and seasons in children hospitalized for CAP in Salvador, Brazil, nasopharyngeal aspirate and blood were collected from 184 patients aged < 5 y over a 21-month period. Fourteen microbes were investigated and 144 (78%) cases had the aetiology established. Significant differences were found in air temperature between spring and summer (p = 0.02) or winter (p < 0.001), summer and fall (p = 0.007) or winter (p < 0.001), fall and winter (p = 0.002), and on precipitation between spring and fall (p = 0.01). Correlations were found between: overall viral infections and relative humidity (p = 0.006; r = 0.6) or precipitation (p = 0.03; r = 0.5), parainfluenza and precipitation (p = 0.02; r = -0.5), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and air temperature (p = 0.048; r = -0.4) or precipitation (p = 0.045; r = 0.4), adenovirus and precipitation (p = 0.02; r = 0.5), pneumococcus and air temperature (p = 0.04; r = -0.4), and Chlamydia trachomatis and relative humidity (p = 0.02; r = -0.5). The frequency of parainfluenza infection was highest during spring (32.1%; p = 0.005) and that of RSV infection was highest in the fall (36.4%; p < 0.001). Correlations at regular strength were found between several microbes and meteorological indicators. Parainfluenza and RSV presented marked seasonal patterns. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Escola de Medicina Veterinária. Departamento de Pediatria. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | São Paulo University. Faculty of Public Health. Epidemiology Department. São Paulo, SP, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Escola de Medicina Veterinária. Departamento de Patologia. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Escola de Medicina Veterinária. Departamento de Diagnóstico de Imagem. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Federal University of Bahia. Professor Hosannah de Oliveira Paediatric Centre. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | National Institute for Health and Welfare. Oulu | pt_BR |
Affilliation | National Institute for Health and Welfare. Oulu | pt_BR |
Affilliation | University of Turku. Virology Department. Turku, Finland | pt_BR |
Affilliation | National Institute for Health and Welfare. Oulu | pt_BR |
Affilliation | University of Turku. Paediatrics Department. Turku, Finland | pt_BR |
DeCS | Bactérias/classificação | pt_BR |
DeCS | Infecções Comunitárias Adquiridas/epidemiologia | pt_BR |
DeCS | Pneumonia Bacteriana/epidemiologia | pt_BR |
DeCS | Vírus/classificação | pt_BR |
DeCS | Bactérias/isolamento & purificação | pt_BR |
DeCS | Sangue/microbiologia | pt_BR |
DeCS | Brasil/epidemiologia | pt_BR |
DeCS | Pré-Escolar | pt_BR |
DeCS | Infecções Comunitárias Adquiridas/microbiologia | pt_BR |
DeCS | Feminino | pt_BR |
DeCS | Humanos | pt_BR |
DeCS | Lactente | pt_BR |
DeCS | Umidade | pt_BR |
DeCS | Recém-Nascido | pt_BR |
DeCS | Masculino | pt_BR |
DeCS | Nasofaringe/microbiologia | pt_BR |
DeCS | Pneumonia Bacteriana/microbiologia | pt_BR |
DeCS | Prevalência | pt_BR |
DeCS | Chuvas | pt_BR |
DeCS | Estações do Ano | pt_BR |
DeCS | Temperatura Ambiente | pt_BR |
DeCS | Clima Tropical | pt_BR |
DeCS | Vírus/isolamento & purificação | pt_BR |