Albargish K A, Hasony H J
Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Basra, Iraq.
East Mediterr Health J. 1999 Sep;5(5):941-8.
The incidence of respiratory syncytial virus infection was assessed among 516 children under 5 years with acute respiratory infection and 57 control children free of respiratory infection to determine its relation to epidemiological variables. Respiratory syncytial virus was detected in 188 (37.6%) children with acute respiratory infection and in none of the control group. The infection was highest in those with severe acute respiratory infection, particularly severe bronchiolitis and pneumonia and it precipitated acute bronchial asthma in children over 2 years. The infection was most common in the first 6 months and both sexes were equally affected. Socioeconomic factors and crowding played no significant role in the incidence and spread of the infection. Breastfeeding had no clear protective effect against the infection.
在516名5岁以下患有急性呼吸道感染的儿童和57名无呼吸道感染的对照儿童中评估呼吸道合胞病毒感染的发生率，以确定其与流行病学变量的关系。在188名（37.6%）患有急性呼吸道感染的儿童中检测到呼吸道合胞病毒，而对照组中未检测到。该感染在患有严重急性呼吸道感染的儿童中最为常见，尤其是严重细支气管炎和肺炎，并且在2岁以上儿童中引发了急性支气管哮喘。感染在出生后的前6个月最为常见，且男女受影响程度相同。社会经济因素和拥挤状况在感染的发生率和传播中未发挥显著作用。母乳喂养对该感染没有明显的保护作用。
