Viêm phổi là bệnh lý thường gặp và là nguyên nhân chính gây tử vong ở trẻ em. Vi rút là nguyên nhân quan trọng gây viêm phổi ở trẻ em, trong đó RSV là nguyên nhân thường gặp nhất. Bài viết nghiên cứu một số đặc điểm dịch tễ, lâm sàng, cận lâm sàng và các yếu tố liên quan ở các trẻ viêm phổi nặng có nhiễm RSV. | Journal of Pediatric Research and Practice Vol. 4 No. 5 2020 1-9 Research Paper Epidemiological and Clinical Features of Patients Suffering from Severe Pneumonia Caused by RSV in the Respiratory Center of Vietnam National Children s Hospital Le Thi Hong Hanh Hoang Thi Thu Hang Nguyen Thi Le Hoang Phuong Thanh Dang Mai Lien Vietnam National Children s Hospital 18 879 La Thanh Dong Da Hanoi Vietnam Received 11 August 2020 Revised 22 August 2020 Accepted 28 August 2020 Abstract Background Purpose Pneumonia is a common respiratory and life-threatening disease in pediatrics. Virus is an important cause of pneumonia in children of which Respiratory syncytial virus RSV is the most common cause. The aim of this research is to access the clinical epidemiological features and risk factors of patients suffering from RSV severe pneumonia. Methods We studied 250 patients suffering from severe pneumonia caused by RSV from June 2019 to December 2019 in the Respiratory Center of Vietnam National Children s Hospital. Results In Respiratory Center of our hospital 3472 hospitalizations caused by pneumonia occurred in the last 6 months in 2019 of these caused by RSV severe pneumonia. Pneumonia caused by RSV occurred most in male 66 7 the rate of male female 2 1. The mean age was 4 94 6 04 months. The prevalence of RSV in age groups is respectively as follows less than 3 months 21 3 from 3 months to 6 months 23 4 from 6 months to 12 months 27 from 12 months to 24 months 19 over 2 years 9 3 . The most common symptoms which were accounted for over 80 were rhinorrhea cough wheeze tachypnea and chest recession. The rate of admission increased sharply in December with of cases. All hospitalized patients had respiratory distress symptoms with the changes in blood gas analysis accounting for of hypercapnia. The mean of hospitalization was 6 2 7 4 days. Conclusions the rate of RSV infection increased in the last 6 months in 2019. Most of patients who less than 1 year of age were
