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Kohns Vasconcelos M, Loens K, Sigfrid L, Iosifidis E, Epalza C, Donà D, Matheeussen V, Papachristou S, Roilides E, Gijon M, Rojo P, Minotti C, Da Dalt L, Islam S, Jarvis J, Syggelou A, Tsolia M, Nyirenda Nyang'wa M, Keers S, Renk H, Gemmel AL, D'Amore C, Ciofi Degli Atti M, Rodríguez-Tenreiro Sánchez C, Martinón-Torres F, Burokienė S, Goetghebuer T, Spoulou V, Riordan A, Calvo C, Gkentzi D, Hufnagel M, Openshaw PJ, de Jong MD, Koopmans M, Goossens H, Ieven M, Fraaij PLA, Giaquinto C, Bielicki JA, Horby P, Sharland M. Aetiology of acute respiratory infection in preschool children requiring hospitalisation in Europe-results from the PED-MERMAIDS multicentre case-control study. BMJ Open Respir Res 2021; 8:8/1/e000887. [PMID: 34326154 PMCID: PMC8323363 DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2021-000887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Both pathogenic bacteria and viruses are frequently detected in the nasopharynx (NP) of children in the absence of acute respiratory infection (ARI) symptoms. The aim of this study was to estimate the aetiological fractions for ARI hospitalisation in children for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza virus and to determine whether detection of specific respiratory pathogens on NP samples was associated with ARI hospitalisation. Methods 349 children up to 5 years of age hospitalised for ARI (following a symptom-based case definition) and 306 hospital controls were prospectively enrolled in 16 centres across seven European Union countries between 2016 and 2019. Admission day NP swabs were analysed by multiplex PCR for 25 targets. Results RSV was the leading single cause of ARI hospitalisations, with an overall population attributable fraction (PAF) of 33.4% and high seasonality as well as preponderance in younger children. Detection of RSV on NP swabs was strongly associated with ARI hospitalisation (OR adjusted for age and season: 20.6, 95% CI: 9.4 to 45.3). Detection of three other viral pathogens showed strong associations with ARI hospitalisation: influenza viruses had an adjusted OR of 6.1 (95% CI: 2.5 to 14.9), parainfluenza viruses (PIVs) an adjusted OR of 4.6 (95% CI: 1.8 to 11.3) and metapneumoviruses an adjusted OR of 4.5 (95% CI: 1.3 to 16.1). Influenza viruses had a PAF of 7.9%, PIVs of 6.5% and metapneumoviruses of 3.0%. In contrast, most other pathogens were found in similar proportions in cases and controls, including Streptococcus pneumoniae, which was weakly associated with case status, and endemic coronaviruses. Conclusion RSV is the predominant cause of ARI hospitalisations in young children in Europe and its detection, as well as detection of influenza virus, PIV or metapneumovirus, on NP swabs can establish aetiology with high probability. PAFs for RSV and influenza virus are highly seasonal and age dependent.
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Affiliation(s)
- Malte Kohns Vasconcelos
- Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute for Infection and Immunity, St. George's, University of London, London, UK .,Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.,Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, 3rd Department of Paediatrics, Aristotle University School of Health Sciences, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre and Red de Investigación Traslacional en Infectología Pediátrica (RITIP), Instituto de Investigación 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padua, Padova, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.,Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, 3rd Department of Paediatrics, Aristotle University School of Health Sciences, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, 3rd Department of Paediatrics, Aristotle University School of Health Sciences, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre and Red de Investigación Traslacional en Infectología Pediátrica (RITIP), Instituto de Investigación 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
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- Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre and Red de Investigación Traslacional en Infectología Pediátrica (RITIP), Instituto de Investigación 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padua, Padova, Italy
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- Paediatric Emergency Department, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padua, Padova, Italy
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- Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute for Infection and Immunity, St. George's, University of London, London, UK
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- Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute for Infection and Immunity, St. George's, University of London, London, UK.,NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- 2nd Department of Paediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) School of Medicine, P. and A. Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- 2nd Department of Paediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) School of Medicine, P. and A. Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Paediatric Department, University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Paediatric Department, University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Pulmonology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Pulmonology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Clinical Pathways and Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Pathways and Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Translational Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Servizo Galego de Saude, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Genetics, Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Translational Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Servizo Galego de Saude, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Genetics, Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Clinic of Children's Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Paediatrics, St-Pierre Hospital Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
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- 1st Department of Paediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) School of Medicine, Agia Sophia Children's Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Paediatrics, University General Hospital of Patras, Patras Medical School, Patras, Greece
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- Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Medical Centre, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- National Heart and Lung Division, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padua, Padova, Italy
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- Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute for Infection and Immunity, St. George's, University of London, London, UK.,Department of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, University of Basel Children's Hospital (UKBB), Basel, Switzerland
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- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute for Infection and Immunity, St. George's, University of London, London, UK
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Zuurbier RP, Bont LJ, Langedijk AC, Hamer M, Korsten K, Drysdale SB, Snape MD, Robinson H, Pollard AJ, Martinón-Torres F, Rodríguez-Tenreiro Sánchez C, Gómez-Carballa A, Dacosta-Urbieta AI, Heikkinen T, Cunningham S, van Houten MA, Wildenbeest JG. Low Sensitivity of BinaxNOW RSV in Infants. J Infect Dis 2021; 222:S640-S647. [PMID: 32227106 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of hospitalization in infants. Early detection of RSV can optimize clinical management and minimize use of antibiotics. BinaxNOW RSV (BN) is a rapid antigen detection test that is widely used. We aimed to validate the sensitivity of BN in hospitalized and nonhospitalized infants against the gold standard of molecular diagnosis. METHODS We evaluated the performance of BN in infants with acute respiratory tract infections with different degrees of disease severity. Diagnostic accuracy of BN test results were compared with molecular diagnosis as reference standard. RESULTS One hundred sixty-two respiratory samples from 148 children from October 2017 to February 2019 were studied. Sixty-six (40.7%) samples tested positive for RSV (30 hospitalizations, 31 medically attended episodes not requiring hospitalization, and 5 nonmedically attended episodes). Five of these samples tested positive with BN, leading to an overall sensitivity of BN of 7.6% (95% confidence interval [CI], 3.3%-16.5%) and a specificity of 100% (95% CI, 96.2%-100%). Sensitivity was low in all subgroups. CONCLUSIONS We found a low sensitivity of BN for point-of-care detection of RSV infection. BinaxNOW RSV should be used and interpreted with caution.
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- Roy P Zuurbier
- Department of Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital/University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.,Spaarne Gasthuis Academy, Hoofddorp and Haarlem, Hoofddorp, Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital/University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital/University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital/University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital/University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Oxford Vaccine Group, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, and the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Vaccine Group, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, and the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Vaccine Group, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, and the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Vaccine Group, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, and the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Genetics, Vaccines and Infections Research Group (GENVIP), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Genetics, Vaccines and Infections Research Group (GENVIP), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Genetics, Vaccines and Infections Research Group (GENVIP), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital/University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Jefferies K, Drysdale SB, Robinson H, Clutterbuck EA, Blackwell L, McGinley J, Lin GL, Galal U, Nair H, Aerssens J, Öner D, Langedijk A, Bont L, Wildenbeest JG, Martinon-Torres F, Rodríguez-Tenreiro Sánchez C, Nadel S, Openshaw P, Thwaites R, Widjojoatmodjo M, Zhang L, Nguyen TLA, Giaquinto C, Giordano G, Baraldi E, Pollard AJ. Presumed Risk Factors and Biomarkers for Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease and Related Sequelae: Protocol for an Observational Multicenter, Case-Control Study From the Respiratory Syncytial Virus Consortium in Europe (RESCEU). J Infect Dis 2021; 222:S658-S665. [PMID: 32794560 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading viral pathogen associated with acute lower respiratory tract infection and hospitalization in children < 5 years of age worldwide. While there are known clinical risk factors for severe RSV infection, the majority of those hospitalized are previously healthy infants. There is consequently an unmet need to identify biomarkers that predict host response, disease severity, and sequelae. The primary objective is to identify biomarkers of severe RSV acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) in infants. Secondary objectives include establishing biomarkers associated with respiratory sequelae following RSV infection and characterizing the viral load, RSV whole-genome sequencing, host immune response, and transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic and epigenetic signatures associated with RSV disease severity. Six hundred thirty infants will be recruited across 3 European countries: the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Participants will be recruited into 2 groups: (1) infants with confirmed RSV ARTI (includes upper and lower respiratory tract infections), 500 without and 50 with comorbidities; and (2) 80 healthy controls. At baseline, participants will have nasopharyngeal, blood, buccal, stool, and urine samples collected, plus complete a questionnaire and 14-day symptom diary. At convalescence (7 weeks ± 1 week post-ARTI), specimen collection will be repeated. Laboratory measures will be correlated with symptom severity scores to identify corresponding biomarkers of disease severity. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION NCT03756766.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Oxford Vaccine Group, Oxford, United Kingdom.,Department of Paediatrics, St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Paediatrics, Oxford Vaccine Group, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Paediatrics, Oxford Vaccine Group, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Paediatrics, Oxford Vaccine Group, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Paediatrics, Oxford Vaccine Group, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Old Medical School, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Infectious Diseases, Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Beerse, Belgium
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- Infectious Diseases, Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Beerse, Belgium
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- Department of Paediatrics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Translational Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Genetics, Vaccines, Infections and Pediatrics Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Translational Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Genetics, Vaccines, Infections and Pediatrics Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Paediatrics, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Fondazione Penta Onlus, Torre di Ricerca Pediatrica, Padova, Italy
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- Fondazione Penta Onlus, Torre di Ricerca Pediatrica, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Paediatrics, Oxford Vaccine Group, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Wildenbeest JG, Zuurbier RP, Korsten K, van Houten MA, Billard MN, Derksen-Lazet N, Snape MD, Drysdale SB, Robinson H, Pollard AJ, Heikkinen T, Cunningham S, Leach A, Martinón-Torres F, Rodríguez-Tenreiro Sánchez C, Gómez-Carballa A, Bont LJ. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Consortium in Europe (RESCEU) Birth Cohort Study: Defining the Burden of Infant Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease in Europe. J Infect Dis 2021; 222:S606-S612. [PMID: 32794574 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes significant morbidity and mortality in infants worldwide. Although prematurity and cardiopulmonary disease are risk factors for severe disease, the majority of infants hospitalized with RSV are previously healthy. Various vaccines and therapeutics are under development and expected to be available in the near future. To inform the use of these new vaccines and therapeutics, it is necessary to determine the burden of RSV disease in Europe. We will prospectively follow-up a birth cohort to obtain incidence data on RSV acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI). METHODS Multicenter prospective study of a birth cohort consisting of 10 000 healthy infants, recruited during 3 consecutive years. RSV associated hospitalization in the first year of life will be determined by questionnaires and hospital chart reviews. A nested cohort of 1000 infants will be actively followed. In case of ARTI, a respiratory sample will be collected for RSV molecular diagnosis. RESULTS The primary outcome is the incidence rate of RSV-associated hospitalization in the first year of life. In the active cohort the primary outcome is RSV associated ARTI and MA-ARTI. CONCLUSIONS We will provide key information to fill the gaps in knowledge about the burden of RSV disease in healthy infants. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION NCT03627572.
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- Joanne G Wildenbeest
- Department of Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital/University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital/University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Spaarne Gasthuis Academy, Hoofddorp and Haarlem, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital/University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital/University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital/University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Oxford Vaccine Group, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.,National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Vaccine Group, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.,National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Vaccine Group, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.,National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Vaccine Group, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.,National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Genetics, Vaccines and Infections Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Genetics, Vaccines and Infections Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital/University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Bugarín González R, Romero-Yuste SM, López Vázquez PM, Casariego Rosón J, Carballeda Feijóo N, Cruz Del Río JM, Cueva Bañuelos JF, Fernández Rial JÁ, Fernández Trisac JL, Ferreira Díaz MJ, Millán Calenti RÁ, Pía Morandeira A, Prado Casal J, Rodríguez-Tenreiro Sánchez C, Santos García D, Vázquez Lago JM, Verdejo González MA, Zarra Ferro I. [Ethics Committee experience during COVID-19 emergency. A brief report.]. Rev Esp Salud Publica 2020; 94:e202011146. [PMID: 33140740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The health crisis caused by COVID-19 required the prompt launch of research in order to generate scientific evidence pertaining to the new disease oriented to control its devastating effects and continuous spread. Therefore, it was essential to adapt the work flow of Research Ethics Committees, to prioritize and to accelerate the evaluation of projects related to this disease. METHODS This work analyses the evaluation conducted by our Regional Ethics Committees during the initial period of the health emergency (between 13th March and 28th May 2020). RESULTS 81 research projects were evaluated, 73 of them of regional scope (62 single-centre), 4 national and 4 international. 57 projects obtained a favourable opinion, 4 were withdrawn by the sponsors, 6 did not require ethics approval and 14 did not respond to the clarifications requested up to the date of the study's closure. CONCLUSIONS The most important research procedures to be analysed in this context are those related to the methodology and informed consent process. It is also essential to address aspects related to the privacy of personal data, and to take into account the workload of the researchers. As an improvement proposal, we think that greater collaboration between the different research teams should be encourage to obtain more robust results.
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- Rosendo Bugarín González
- Comité de Ética de la Investigación con medicamentos de Galicia (CEIm-G). Servizo Galego de Saúde. España
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- Comité de Ética de la Investigación con medicamentos de Galicia (CEIm-G). Servizo Galego de Saúde. España
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- Comité de Ética de la Investigación con medicamentos de Galicia (CEIm-G). Servizo Galego de Saúde. España
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- Comité de Ética de la Investigación con medicamentos de Galicia (CEIm-G). Servizo Galego de Saúde. España
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- Comité de Ética de la Investigación con medicamentos de Galicia (CEIm-G). Servizo Galego de Saúde. España
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- Comité de Ética de la Investigación con medicamentos de Galicia (CEIm-G). Servizo Galego de Saúde. España
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- Comité de Ética de la Investigación con medicamentos de Galicia (CEIm-G). Servizo Galego de Saúde. España
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- Comité de Ética de la Investigación con medicamentos de Galicia (CEIm-G). Servizo Galego de Saúde. España
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- Comité de Ética de la Investigación con medicamentos de Galicia (CEIm-G). Servizo Galego de Saúde. España
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- Comité de Ética de la Investigación con medicamentos de Galicia (CEIm-G). Servizo Galego de Saúde. España
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- Comité de Ética de la Investigación con medicamentos de Galicia (CEIm-G). Servizo Galego de Saúde. España
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- Comité de Ética de la Investigación con medicamentos de Galicia (CEIm-G). Servizo Galego de Saúde. España
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- Comité de Ética de la Investigación con medicamentos de Galicia (CEIm-G). Servizo Galego de Saúde. España
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- Comité de Ética de la Investigación con medicamentos de Galicia (CEIm-G). Servizo Galego de Saúde. España
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Obando-Pacheco P, Rivero-Calle I, Gómez-Rial J, Rodríguez-Tenreiro Sánchez C, Martinón-Torres F. New perspectives for hexavalent vaccines. Vaccine 2017; 36:5485-5494. [PMID: 28676382 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.06.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2017] [Revised: 05/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Abstract
With the increase in the number of routine vaccinations the development of pentavalent and hexavalent combination vaccines fitting the routine vaccination schedules became a necessity. In this respect, Europe has taken the lead in comparison with other world regions, and routine vaccination with pentavalent and hexavalent combinations including DTPa, Hib, HepB and IPV has been on European vaccination programs for >15years. Since the marketing authorization of Hexavac® and Infanrix Hexa® in 2000, immunization schedules in most European countries have included hexavalent vaccines. In the last years, two new hexavalent vaccines have been licensed and commercialized worldwide. This paper presents a review of the pharmaceutical profiles of the three hexavalent vaccines currently available. In addition, we aim to review safety, co-administration, tolerability and other practical concerns of their use.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pablo Obando-Pacheco
- Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain; GENVIP Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
| | - Irene Rivero-Calle
- Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain; GENVIP Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
| | - José Gómez-Rial
- Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain; GENVIP Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
| | - Carmen Rodríguez-Tenreiro Sánchez
- Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain; GENVIP Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
| | - Federico Martinón-Torres
- Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain; GENVIP Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.
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