[Monitoring of viral pathogens in pediatric intensive care unit and analysis of clinical significance].

Objective: To study the characteristics of viral spectrum and clinical features of children in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).

Method: Nasopharyngeal aspirate specimens (NPA) from 349 patients(1 from each) and 130 cerebrospinal fluids (CSF) specimens were collected from children who were admitted to the PICU of Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College. Additional 87 NPA specimens were collected from healthy children for routine examination on the physical examination center, and the clinical data were collected.