Burden of viral infections in critically ill children with respiratory infections (PRE COVID ERA).ppt
1. Burden of Viral infections in
critically-ill children with
respiratory infections -
A Single Center Study in India
Accepted at WFPICC for Poster Presentaion - June 2018 - Singapore.
Akshay Jadhav, Sujatha Thyagarajan, Rakshay Shetty, Deepak R, Febna R, Milind
Jambagi; Nidhi Srinivas; Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Rainbow Children's Hospital,
Marathalli, Bangalore, India.
2. Background and Aims:
• Acute respiratory infection (ARI) contributes
to significant morbidity and mortality in
critically ill children.
• Aim - To report the burden of viral
infections in critically ill children in a
tertiary referral centre in India.
3. Methods:
• Clinical details, relevant demographic data
and nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPA) collected
prospectively from 407 children with ARI over
1 year 1 month period (January 2017-18).
4. • Disease severity grouped acc to signs of
URI or LRTI ; hospitalization and need
for oxygen or higher modalities of
respiratory support.
5. • Multiplex PCR was used to detect 17
common respiratory viral and bacterial
pathogens in NPA.
6. Data Observed -
• Time Period of Data Collection -
January 2017 till January 2018 (1 yr 1
month)
• Total PICU admissions - 635
• Total Cases eligible for Study- 407
• Median Age of Children - 30 months
