Co-infections in Children Hospitalised for Bronchiolitis

Princess Amalia Children's Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Bronchiolitis

Treatments: Other: cohort isolation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01714076

JB-3

Details and patient eligibility

About

Observational cohort study in children hospitalized for acute bronchiolitis. Patients are nursed in cohort isolation. Aim is to investigate the incidence and clinical impact of co-infections in this group.

Full description

Observational cohort study in children hospitalized for acute bronchiolitis. Patients are nursed in cohort isolation, meaning that all patients admitted for bronchiolitis are cohorted together, irrespective of viral diagnosis. Aim is to investigate the incidence and clinical impact of co-infections in this group.

Enrollment: 172 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 24 months old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• younger than 2 years admitted for bronchiolitis

Exclusion criteria

• chronic lung disease congenital heart defect down syndrome

Trial design

172 participants in 1 patient group

cohort isolation

Description:

patients with bronchiolitis are cohorted together irrespective of viral agent diagnosed, thus respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-positive patient stay in the same room as RSV-negative patients

Treatment:

Other: cohort isolation