1754. Parainfluenza Virus Co-detection With Respiratory Syncytial Virus or Influenza is Associated with Higher Odds of Hospitalization in Children &lt; 2 Years Old, New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN), 2016–2020
Authors: Qwaider Yasmeen Z , De St. Maurice Annabelle , Amarin Justin Z , Stopczynski Tess , Spieker Andrew J , Stewart Laura S , Chappell James , Klein Eileen J , Englund Janet A , Williams John V , Michaels Marian G , Schlaudecker Elizabeth P , Staat Mary A , Piedra Pedro A , Avadhanula Vasanthi , Schuster Jennifer E , Selvarangan Rangaraj , Moline Heidi L , Halasa Natasha B , Perez Ariana , Szilagyi Peter G , Weinberg Geoffrey A 
Published: November 2023

Background

Parainfluenza virus (PIV) is an important cause of acute respiratory illness in children; however, scarce data have been reported on the clinical significance of PIV co-detection with other viruses.

Methods

Between 12/01/2016 and 03/31/2020, we conducted active surveillance for children who presented to the emergency department or were hospitalized with fever or respiratory symptoms at seven U.S. medical centers within NVSN. Demographic and clinical data were collected through parent/guardian interviews and chart abstraction. Nasal and/or throat swabs were tested for PIV types 1–4; respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); rhinovirus or enterovirus (RV/EV); adenovirus (AdV); common cold coronaviruses (ccCoV) 229E, HKU1, NL63, and OC43; SARS-CoV-2; influenza (Flu) A, B, and C; and human metapneumovirus (hMPV). We used a generalized linear mixed-effects model with a logit link to compare the odds of hospitalization between children &lt; 2 years old with PIV-only detection and those with PIV co-detection. Our analysis included age, underlying conditions, and preterm birth as fixed effects and study site as a random effect.

Table 1.

Comparison of the demographic and clinical characteristics of children with PIV-only detection and those with respiratory virus co-detection, NVSN, 2016–2020.

Figure 1.

Relative frequencies of respiratory viruses co-detected with PIV in U.S. children &lt;2 years old, stratified by highest* level of care received, NVSN, 2016–2020. Abbreviations: PIV, parainfluenza virus; RV/EV, rhinovirus or enterovirus; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus; AdV, adenovirus; ccCoV, common cold coronaviruses; hMPV, human metapneumovirus; Flu, influenza.

Results

Of 17,850 children tested for PIV, 1,641 (9.2%) were positive: 1,116 (68.0%) with PIV-only detection and 525 (32.0%) with PIV co-detected with at least one other virus. The demographic and clinical characteristics of children with single PIV detection and those with co-detection are compared in Table 1. Notably, children with PIV co-detection were more likely to attend daycare, preschool, or school. Compared with PIV-only detection, the odds of hospitalization were higher for PIV/RSV (OR=2.18, 95% CI: 1.28–3.76, p=.004) and PIV/Flu (OR=5.61, 95% CI: 1.55–26.60, p=0.014), lower for PIV/AdV(OR=0.48, 95% CI: 0.25–0.89, p=.024), and comparable for the remaining pairs including PIV/RV/EV, the most common co-detection(OR=1.18, 95% CI: 0.86–1.58, p=0.27; Figure 1; Table 2).

Table 2.

Multivariable logistic regression model of hospitalization in U.S. children with PIV-only detection and those with PIV co-detection with one other respiratory virus, NVSN, 2016–2020.

Conclusion

The association between PIV co-detection and odds of hospitalization was virus-specific for children &lt; 2 years old. Further investigation is warranted to determine if these findings are driven by RSV and influenza's impact on illness severity or if they are indicative of a potential virus–virus interaction that exacerbates PIV disease.

Disclosures

Janet A. Englund, MD, Ark Biopharma: Advisor/Consultant|AstraZeneca: Advisor/Consultant|AstraZeneca: Grant/Research Support|GlaxoSmithKline: Grant/Research Support|Meissa Vaccines: Advisor/Consultant|Merck: Grant/Research Support|Moderna: Advisor/Consultant|Moderna: Grant/Research Support|Pfizer: Advisor/Consultant|Pfizer: Grant/Research Support|Sanofi Pasteur: Advisor/Consultant John V. Williams, MD, Merck: Grant/Research Support|Quidel: Board Member Marian G. Michaels, MD, MPH, Merck: Grant/Research Support|Viracor: Grant/Research Support Elizabeth P. Schlaudecker, MD, MPH, Pfizer: Grant/Research Support|Sanofi Pasteur: Advisor/Consultant Mary A. Staat, MD, MPH, CDC: Grant/Research Support|Cepheid: Grant/Research Support|Merck: Grant/Research Support|NIH: Grant/Research Support|Pfizer: Grant/Research Support|Up-To-Date: Honoraria Pedro A. Piedra, MD, Ark Bioscience: Advisor/Consultant|Ark Bioscience: Grant/Research Support|GSK: Grant/Research Support|Icosavax: Advisor/Consultant|Icosavax: Grant/Research Support|Mapp Biologics: Grant/Research Support|Meissa Vaccines: Grant/Research Support|Moderna: Advisor/Consultant|Novavax: Advisor/Consultant|Novavax: Grant/Research Support|Sanofi-Pasteur: Grant/Research Support|Shionogi: Advisor/Consultant|Shionogi: Grant/Research Support|Takeda: Advisor/Consultant Rangaraj Selvarangan, BVSc, PhD, D(ABMM), FIDSA, FAAM, Abbott: Honoraria|Altona Diagnostics: Grant/Research Support|Baebies Inc: Advisor/Consultant|BioMerieux: Advisor/Consultant|BioMerieux: Grant/Research Support|Bio-Rad: Grant/Research Support|Cepheid: Grant/Research Support|GSK: Advisor/Consultant|Hologic: Grant/Research Support|Lab Simply: Advisor/Consultant|Luminex: Grant/Research Support Natasha B. Halasa, MD, MPH, Merck: Grant/Research Support|Quidell: Grant/Research Support|Quidell: donation of kits|Sanofi: Grant/Research Support|Sanofi: vaccine support Geoffrey A. Weinberg, MD, Merck & Co: Honoraria