Observational cohort study in children hospitalized for acute bronchiolitis. Patients are nursed in cohort isolation. Aim is to investigate the incidence and clinical impact of co-infections in this group.
Observational cohort study in children hospitalized for acute bronchiolitis. Patients are nursed in cohort isolation, meaning that all patients admitted for bronchiolitis are cohorted together, irrespective of viral diagnosis. Aim is to investigate the incidence and clinical impact of co-infections in this group.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
172
all patients hospitalised for bronchiolitis are nursed in one room together, separated from patients without bronchiolitis
Isala Klinieken
Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands
co-infection
co-infection acquired during hospitalisation, patient will be followed during hospitalisation and until 1 week after discharge from the hospital, since average duration of hospitalisation in infants with bronchiolitis is 3 days, the time frame will be approximately 2 weeks
Time frame: approximately 2 weeks
clinical severity
clinical severity defined as, days of oxygen supplementation, tube feeding, dyspnea score, length of hospitalisation
Time frame: approximately 2 weeks
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