Viral respiratory diseases in children: Classification, etiology, epidemiology, and risk factors

Asthma: epidemiology, etiology and risk factors.

Viral etiology of frequently recurring respiratory tract infections in children.

The viral etiology of frequently recurring respiratory tract infection (FRRI) in children aged <2 years was studied. Altogether, 329 children were followed from 2 to 24 months of age in the Finnish Otitis Media Cohort Study. Children with FRRI were defined as having > or =9 episodes of upper respiratory tract infection (URI) and/or > or =4 episodes of acute otitis media during follow-up. Nasoph...

Etiology, Epidemiology, and Prognosis Factors

A prospective study of 132 patients with severe cornmunity-acquired pneumonia (CAP) treated in the ICU was carried out to determine the causative agents, the value of the clinical, biological, and radiologic features in predicting the etiology, and to define prognostic factors. The study group included 98 men and 34 women (mean age: 58 ± 18 years). The most frequent underlying condition was COP...

Epidemiology and Etiology of Congenital Heart Diseases

Congenital heart disease (CHD), the most common type of birth defect, is an abnormal cardiocirculatory structure or function present at birth, although the disease is often discovered later in life. During prenatal life, the incidence of cardiac defect is higher due to affected fetuses that are aborted. CHD stems from an alteration in the embryonic development from a normal structure, or a fail...

Etiology, Outcome and Mortality Risk Factors in Children Burn

Mortality rate of burn patients can serve as an objective criterion for quality control and as a measure for research and preventive programs. A prospective study of burn victims, from data of burn registry program, was conducted to determine the etiology, risk factors of mortality and outcome of pediatric burns. We had 514 patients below 15 years old. Burns caused by scalding were the most fre...