Sleep Apnea May Affect Birth Outcome

BOSTON – Coinfections with both respiratory syncytial virus and rhinovirus were common and associated with increased length of stay in a prospective multicenter study of more than 2,000 children under 2 years of age who were hospitalized with bronchiolitis. The clinical value of testing for an infectious etiology in a child with bronchiolitis is unclear. Indeed, the recommendation is not to test (Pediatrics 2006;118:1774-93). Some argue however, that testing may be useful for the influenza treatment or to identify the beginning of the viral “seasons” and which viruses are circulating, Dr. Jonathan M. Mansbach, of Children’s Hospital Boston, said at the annual meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Additionally, Dr. Mansbach said that the 70% frequency of coinfection seen in this study raises questions about the effectiveness of inpatient cohorting by viral etiology, Molecular Profiling Transforming Lung Cancer Care