Surveillance for Acute Respiratory Illnesses in Pediatric Chronic Care Facilities

Lisa Saiman; Mila M Prill; Sibyl Wilmont; Natalie Neu; Luis Alba; Alexandra Hill-Ricciuti; Elaine Larson; Brett Whitaker; Xiaoyan Lu; Shikha Garg; Susan I Gerber; Lindsay Kim

doi:10.1093/jpids/piac109

Surveillance for Acute Respiratory Illnesses in Pediatric Chronic Care Facilities

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2023 Feb 9;12(1):49-52. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piac109.

Authors

Lisa Saiman^{1

2}, Mila M Prill³, Sibyl Wilmont¹, Natalie Neu¹, Luis Alba¹, Alexandra Hill-Ricciuti¹, Elaine Larson⁴, Brett Whitaker³, Xiaoyan Lu³, Shikha Garg^{5

6}, Susan I Gerber³, Lindsay Kim^{3

6}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
² Department of Infection Prevention & Control, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
³ Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
⁴ Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, New York, USA.
⁵ Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
⁶ United States Public Health Service, Rockville, Maryland, USA.

PMID: 36219180
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piac109

Abstract

Overall, 119 (33%) of 364 pediatric chronic care facility residents experienced 182 acute respiratory illnesses (ARIs) that met the surveillance definition which led to 31 (17%) emergency room visits, 34 (19%) acute care hospitalizations, and/or 25 (14%) ICU admissions. Continued PCR-positivity was observed in 35% of ARIs during follow-up testing.

Keywords: bocavirus; long-term care; respiratory syncytial virus; rhinovirus.

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MeSH terms

Child
Hospitalization
Humans
Infant
Respiratory Tract Infections* / epidemiology
Skilled Nursing Facilities