Respiratory Viruses Associated With Acute Wheezing in Hospitalized Young Children in Jordan.

30 Apr 2021
Fadugba OO, Haddadin Z, Muhimpundu S, Faouri S, Shehabi A, Rahman H, Williams JV, Miller EK, Khuri-Bulos N, Halasa NB

A cross-sectional viral surveillance study of hospitalized children less than 2 years of old in Amman, Jordan, noted that respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus, but not human rhinovirus, were associated with higher odds of acute wheezing. Future longitudinal studies are needed to evaluate the association between early childhood viral acute respiratory infections and recurrent wheezing later in childhood.