STUDY OF VIRAL LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS AMONG CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE ADMITTED TO ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL | ||
| ALEXMED ePosters | ||
| Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 4, September 2024, Pages 28-29 | ||
| Document Type: Preliminary preprint short reports of original research | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/alexpo.2024.326560.1964 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hany Mahmoud Adel1; Marwa Ahmed Meheissen2; Eman Hamza Hassan3; Asmaa Mahmoud Mohamed Gnina* 1 | ||
| 1Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University | ||
| 2Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine ,Alexandria University | ||
| 3Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine , Alexandria University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Introduction The incidence of congenital heart disease (CHD) among Egyptian children has been estimated to be 5-6/1000 live birth. Globally, CHD constitutes the major cause of mortality among children, especially in developing countries. It also accounts for more than 20% of infant’s death prenatally. According to the World Health Organization's report in 2022, pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of death among children. Approximately 73% of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children are caused by viruses, Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the predominant viral pathogen of childhood pneumonia, accounting for 28%, with the highest incidence in children | ||
| Keywords | ||
| VIRAL pneumonia; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AMONG CHILDREN | ||
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