Affiliation:
1. Department of Child Health and Diseases, Medicine Hospital, Istanbul Atlas University, 34408 Istanbul, Turkey
2. Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Atlas University, 34408 Istanbul, Turkey
3. Department of Public Health, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, 34303 Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract
Aim: This study evaluated the relationship between the systemic immune–inflammatory index (SII), neutrophil–to–lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and platelet–to–lymphocyte ratio (PLR) with clinical findings of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection among children with a diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). Methods: The study was conducted between 1 January 2020 and 1 January 2022 in a pediatric clinic. This retrospective study included 286 consecutive patients between 0 and 12 years of age, 138 of whom were RSV (+) (48.25%) and 148 of whom were RSV (−) (51.75%). The detection of the RSV antigen was carried out using the chromatographic immunoassay method on nasopharyngeal swabbing samples. Results: CRP content was significantly higher in patients with RSV (+) than in children with RSV (−), while NLR, PLR, and SII, as inflammatory parameters, were significantly lower. Fever, coughs, and wheezing were the most common symptoms in the RSV (+) groups (100%). RSV infections were the highest in November, October, and December, in that order. The AUC was statistically significant for parameters in all groups. AUC values were 0.841 (95%: 0.765–0.917) for leukocytes, 0.703 (95%: 0.618–0.788) for lymphocytes, 0.869 (95%: 0.800–0.937) for CRP, 0.706 (95%: 0.636–0.776) for NLR, 0.779 (95%: 0.722–0.836) for PLR, and 0.705 (95%: 0.633–0.776) for SII. CRP was found to have both high sensitivity (80.4%) and high specificity (82.4%) among all parameters. While the ROC analysis results showed similar results for children under two years old, only CRP and NLR were statistically significant in this group. Conclusion: CRP performed better than other blood parameters as a marker. The NLR, PLR, and SII index were significantly lower in LRTI patients with RSV (+) than in those with RSV (−), which implies a higher grade of inflammation. If the cause of the disease can be determined by this method, disease management will be easier, and unnecessary antibiotics could be avoided.
Subject
Virology,Infectious Diseases
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