Parainfluenza Virus Infection in an Australian Community-based Birth Cohort

Sumanta Saha; Keith Grimwood; Stephen B Lambert; Mohinder Sarna; Robert S Ware

doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000002796

Parainfluenza Virus Infection in an Australian Community-based Birth Cohort

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 Sep;39(9):e284-e287. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002796.

Authors

Sumanta Saha¹, Keith Grimwood^{1

2

3}, Stephen B Lambert⁴, Mohinder Sarna^{5

6}, Robert S Ware¹

Affiliations

¹ Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
² School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
³ Departments of Infectious Diseases and Paediatrics, Gold Coast Health, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
⁵ School of Public Health, Curtin University, Western Australia, Australia.
⁶ Wesfarmers Centre for Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.

PMID: 32804465
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002796

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.

Publication types

Observational Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Asymptomatic Infections / epidemiology
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant, Newborn
Male
Nose / virology
Parainfluenza Virus 3, Human / genetics
Parainfluenza Virus 3, Human / metabolism
Paramyxoviridae Infections / epidemiology*
Paramyxovirinae / classification
Paramyxovirinae / genetics*
Parturition*
Prospective Studies
Public Health / statistics & numerical data*
Queensland / epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Infections / virology*
Seasons*