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Volume 4 Journal of Pediatric Care
ISSN: 2471-805X
Page 45
JOINT EVENT
August 06-07, 2018 Madrid, Spain
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2nd Edition of International Conference on Adolescent Health & Medicine
18th International Conference on Pediatrics Health
Pediatrics Health 2018
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Adolescent Health 2018
August 06-07, 2018
Pattern of viral infection in acute asthma exacerbation and association with the severity of the episode
Bader Al-Dhouyani
Oman Medical Specialty Board, Oman
Objectives: To identify the prevalence of certain viruses in asthmatic children during acute asthma exacerbation and identify
any correlation between certain virus and severity of the episode.
Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out including all children aged between 2 to 12 years who were
admitted in royal hospital between January 2015 to October 2017 with acute exacerbation of asthma and who had nasal swab.
Nasal swab were collected, which can detect 18 viruses like Rhinovirus, Boca virus, RSV A/B, Adenovirus respiratory, Human
metapneumovirus, Coronavirus OC43, Parainfluenza 1, Parainfluenza 4, Influenza, Coronavirus 229E, Coronavirus HKU1,
Parainfluenza 2, Parainfluenza 3, Influenza A(H1N1), Influenza A, Coronavirus NL63, Influenza B and Para echovirus.
Results: Among the 108 enrolled patients, viral infections were detected in 82 patients (75.9%). Rhinovirus is the most
frequently detected virus (41%) followed by adenoviruses (13%), RSV (11%), Boca virus (7%) and human metapneumovirus
(6%).According to severity of asthma, viruses were detected in 6.1%of mild cases, 61% of moderate and 32.9% of severe
cases. No association between asthma severity and presence of virus (P=0.062). No significant difference in severe asthma
exacerbation with or without viral infection. (32.9% vs 53.8%) (P=0.066). Among the viral positive patients, Adenovirus
has significant association with asthma severity (P=0.021%). In our study, age, respiratory rate and Oxygen saturation were
significantly different between viral positive and viral negative group. (P values respectively: 0.0001, 0.036 and 0.01).
Conclusion: Respiratory viruses were identified in 75.9% of patients with acute asthma exacerbation. Rhinovirus is the most
frequently detected virus (41%), but adenovirus has significant association with asthma severity (P=0.021%).
Recent Publications
1. Factors associated with pediatrician attitudes over the use of complementary and traditional medicine on children in
Muscat, Oman Muna Ahmed Al Saadoon1*, Mohammed Suweilem Al Jafari2, Bader Darwish Al Dhouyani2, Syed
Rizvi3: 2 January 2015.
Biography
Badar Al Dhouyani has completed his MD at the age of 25 years from medical school at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman. Currently I am Paediatric resident at
Oman Medical Specialty Board (third years, R3).
Bader Al-Dhouyani, J Pediatr Care 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2471-805X-C3-012