Fergie Jaime, Purcell Kevin
Department of Pediatrics, Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX, USA.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2007 Nov;26(11 Suppl):S51-4. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318157daae.
Surveillance of seasonal variations in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) outbreaks is an important component in clinical decision-making. A retrospective analysis of 11 years of laboratory-based RSV surveillance and 7 years of hospitalization data was carried out to better define the onset and duration of the RSV season in South Texas, as well as to evaluate the clinical impact and timing of RSV outbreaks on the number of infants hospitalized with RSV infection. All but one of the seasons examined lasted longer than the national and southern seasons reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition, most seasons started earlier and ended later than the national and regional seasons. Considerable parallels were noted between RSV hospital admission frequency and number of RSV-positive tests, as determined by rapid antigen detection or viral culture. Taken together, these results reflect the clinical utility of RSV surveillance data and highlight the impact of RSV on infant hospitalization.
监测呼吸道合胞病毒（RSV）爆发的季节性变化是临床决策的重要组成部分。我们对11年基于实验室的RSV监测数据和7年住院数据进行了回顾性分析，以更好地确定南德克萨斯州RSV季节的开始时间和持续时间，并评估RSV爆发对RSV感染住院婴儿数量的临床影响和时间。除一个季节外，所有被检查的季节持续时间均长于疾病控制与预防中心报告的全国和南部季节。此外，大多数季节开始时间早于全国和地区季节，结束时间晚于全国和地区季节。通过快速抗原检测或病毒培养确定，RSV住院频率与RSV阳性检测数量之间存在显著平行关系。综上所述，这些结果反映了RSV监测数据的临床实用性，并突出了RSV对婴儿住院的影响。
