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Detecting respiratory viruses in children with protracted bacterial bronchitis
Yuqing Wang1, Chuangli Hao1, Wei Ji1
1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Jingde Road No. 303, Suzhou, 215003, China.
Objective:
This study is to investigate the status and clinical significance of respiratory viruses in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of children with PBB.
Methods:
Sixty-eight children with PBB aged from 3 months to 5 years were enrolled and retrospectively reviewed from January 2014 to December 2017. Thirty-five children with persistent pneumonia or chronic pneumonia were matched as controls. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples were collected for respiratory virus detection and bacterial culture.
Results:
The detection rate of bacteria in BALF of children with PBB was 61.8%, which was significantly higher than that of control group (20%) (P < 0.001). The detection rate of virus in BALF of children with PBB was 23.5%, including 6 (8.8%) of rhinovirus, 4 (5.9%) of parainfluenza virus type 3, 2(2.9%) of bocavirus, 2 (2.9%) of respiratory syncytial virus 1 (1.5%) of human metapneumonia virus and 1 (1.5%) of influenza virus A. 10 cases (28.6%) of virus were detected in the control group, including 3 (8.6%) respiratory syncytial virus, 3 (8.6%) rhinovirus and 2 (5.7%) bocavirus. There was no significant difference of viral detection rate between the two groups (P = 0.577).
Conclusion:
Respiratory viruses can be detected in BALF of children with PBB, However, there is no evidence that PBB is virus-induced.
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