Parainfluenza Virus Infection in an Australian Community-based Birth Cohort

Sumanta Saha, Keith Grimwood, Stephen B. Lambert, Mohinder Sarna, Robert S. Ware*

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    Abstract

    In a community-based birth cohort of 158 Australian infants followed to age 2 years, the incidence rate of human parainfluenza virus (HPIV) was 0.42 (95% CI = 0.33, 0.54) episodes per child-year with episodes occurring year-round, peaking in the spring season. HPIV-3 was the dominant subtype. Overall, 41% of detections were asymptomatic; only 32% of HPIV episodes led to healthcare contact with 1 hospitalization.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)E284-E287
    JournalPediatric Infectious Disease Journal
    Volume39
    Issue number9
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2020

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