Respiratory Viral Test Results in Children

Objective: Acute respiratory system infections (ARI) are thought to be associated with respiratory viruses characterized by similar symptoms. Therefore, the diagnosis of a viral infection must include a thorough assessment of both the clinical and epidemiologic features of respiratory viruses. The aim of this study to evaluate of similar complaints of children viral test results. Methods: We retrospectively investigated a total of 312 respiratory viral test (RVT) results of children with acute respiratory system infection or related conditions between February 2012 and February 2014. Results: Of the 312 RVT results, 155 were positive (49.6%); 135 (43.2%) of these detected only one virus and 20 (6.4%) detected two viruses. One hundred and fifty (48.0%) of the cases resulted in hospital admission, while 162 (51.2%) did not. Thirty (9.6%) of the positive results were treated in the observation unit. Of the positive RVT tests, 29 (9.2%) detected RSV, 18 (5.79%) detected adenovirus (all types), 11 (3.53%) detected coronavirus, 10 (3.2%) detected parainfluenza (all types), and 7 (2.2%) detected metapneumovirus. Conclusion: Epidemiological features related to age, season, time of year, year to year, geographic location, and population affect respiratory viral infections. Therefore, we suggest that epidemiological surveys of ARIs, both longitudinally and locally, should be performed.