RT Book, Section
A1 Olson, Daniel
A1 Asturias, Edwin J.
A2 Bunik, Maya
A2 Levin, Myron J.
A2 Abzug, Mark J.
A2 Schreiner, Teri L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1211987374
T1 Infections: Viral & Rickettsial
T2 Current Diagnosis &amp; Treatment: Pediatrics, 27<sup>th</sup> Edition
YR 2025
FD 2025
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781265739898
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1211987374
RD 2025/04/27
AB Viruses  cause  most  pediatric  infections.  Mixed  viral  or  viral-bacterial  infections  of  the  respiratory  and  intestinal  tracts  are  common,  as  is  prolonged  asymptomatic  shedding  of  many  viruses  in  childhood,  especially  in  young  children.  Thus,  the  detection  of  a  virus  may  be  indicative  of  infection,  but  it  may  not  always  be  the  cause  of  a  presenting  illness  or  disease.  Viruses  are  often  a  predisposing  factor  for  bacterial  respiratory  infections  (eg,  otitis,  sinusitis,  and  pneumonia).  See  Table  40–1  for  an  outline  of  viral  illnesses  described  in  this  chapter.