Respiratory syncytial virus: co-infection and paediatric lower respiratory tract infections

Autor: Konosuke Morimoto, Hien Anh Nguyen, Thiem Dinh Vu, Wolf-Peter Schmidt, Hiroshi Yoshino, Hiroyuki Moriuchi, Lay-Myint Yoshida, Koya Ariyoshi, Motoi Suzuki, Minh Nhat Le, Thi Thuy Ai Nguyen, Duc Anh Dang, Huu Tho Le
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: The European respiratory journal. 42(2)
ISSN: 1399-3003
Popis: Comprehensive population-based data on the role of respiratory viruses in the development of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) remain unclear. We investigated the incidence and effect of single and multiple infections with respiratory viruses on the risk of LRTIs in Vietnam. Population-based prospective surveillance and a case-control study of hospitalised paediatric patients with acute respiratory infection (ARI) were conducted from April 2007 through to March 2010. Healthy controls were randomly recruited from the same community. Nasopharyngeal samples were collected and tested for 13 respiratory viruses using multiplex PCRs. 1992 hospitalised ARI episodes, including 397 (19.9%) with LRTIs, were enrolled. Incidence of hospitalised LRTIs among children aged
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