Infections with respiratory syncytial virus in North Lebanon-prevalence during winter 2008

Abstract

RÉSUMÉ Entre le premier décembre 2007 et la fin mai 2008, nous avons analysé 120 prélèvements nasopharyngés effectués chez 120 enfants âgés de 15 jours à 6 ans, hospitalisés dans deux hôpitaux au Nord du Liban pour la recherche d'une infection par le virus respiratoire syncytial (VRS). Sur les 120 prélèvements, 32 étaient positifs pour le VRS (26,7 %). Il y avait un pic en janvier qui disparaissait progressivement de février à mai. La positivité au VRS était significativement associée à la présence de rhinorrhée et de dyspnée comme symptômes cliniques et à l'absence de signes de pneumonie à la radiographie thoracique aussi bien qu'au diagnostic de bronchites ou de bronchiolites. La recherche de VRS lors des infections respiratoires chez l'enfant est importante car elle pourrait limiter des prescriptions inutiles d'antibiotique.

Etiology, seasonality, and clinical characterization of viral respiratory infections among hospitalized children in Beirut, Lebanon

“…From all samples tested, we frequently detected RSV that infected infants less than 1‐year old suggesting that these children may lack passively acquired immunity from their mother or the antibodies were not effective in preventing the infection. A comparable prevalence of RSV was previously reported in 2008 in the northern part of Lebanon (26.7%), in Turkey (20%), and in Jordan (34%) [Bdour, ; Kanra et al, ; Hamze et al, ].…”

“…Jordan (34%) [Bdour, 2001;Kanra et al, 2005;Hamze et al, 2010]. Viruses such as hBoV, hRV, and RSV were frequently observed with other viral pathogens.…”

Detection of ON1 and novel genotypes of human respiratory syncytial virus and emergence of palivizumab resistance in Lebanon

“…In this study, RSV incidence among patients with acute respiratory infections during the 2016/17 season was 16% with a peak in December. Two epidemiologic studies of RSV were previously conducted in Lebanon; however, none attempted to genetically characterize the virus [33, 34]. Hamze et al .…”

“…Hamze et al . screened children in Northern Lebanon reporting an RSV incidence of 26.7% with a peak in January 2008 [33], while Finianos et al . reported an incidence of 19% with a peak in December 2013 [34].…”

Surveillance of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Children Aged 0-5 years in Côte d'Ivoire

“…This high rate of infection for this group of children is due to the immaturity of their immune system. The predominance of RSV infection in male children, with a rate of 54.43%, was also observed in the work of Ouédraogo and al, Hamzé and al (2010) in Burkina Faso and Liban respectively, with rates of 58.1% and 72% [17,18]. This male predominance of RSV observed in these different studies could be due to the narrowness of the bronchi in boys, but this remains unclear [17].…”