Open AccessRespiratory Viruses Associated With Acute Wheezing in Hospitalized Young Children in Jordan
Author(s) -
Olajumoke Fadugba,
Zaid Haddadin,
Sylvie Muhimpundu,
Samir Faouri,
Asem A. Shehabi,
Herdi Rahman,
John V. Williams,
E. Kathryn Miller,
Najwa KhuriBulos,
Natasha Halasa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2048-7207
pISSN - 2048-7193
DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piaa143
Subject(s) - rhinovirus , medicine , human metapneumovirus , respiratory system , respiratory sounds , pediatrics , odds ratio , metapneumovirus , odds , respiratory tract infections , asthma , virology , immunology , logistic regression
A cross-sectional viral surveillance study of hospitalized children less than 2 years of old in Amman, Jordan, noted that respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus, but not human rhinovirus, were associated with higher odds of acute wheezing. Future longitudinal studies are needed to evaluate the association between early childhood viral acute respiratory infections and recurrent wheezing later in childhood.