Viral and atypical bacterial detection in acute respiratory infection in children under five years

Acute respiratory infection (ARI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children worldwide. This study aimed to determine the viral and atypical bacterial causes of different severities and clinical manifestations of ARI in preschool children from low-income families in North-East Brazil....

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2011-04, Vol.6 (4), p.e18928-e18928
Hauptverfasser:	Bezerra, Patrícia G M, Britto, Murilo C A, Correia, Jailson B, Duarte, Maria do Carmo M B, Fonceca, Angela M, Rose, Katie, Hopkins, Mark J, Cuevas, Luis E, McNamara, Paul S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Adenoviruses Asthma Bacteria Base Sequence Bronchopneumonia Child, Preschool Children Children & youth Childrens health Cross-Sectional Studies Demographics DNA Primers Elementary school students Epidemiology Ethics Families & family life Female Health aspects HIV Hospitalization Hospitals Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Infant Infections Male Medicine Morbidity Mortality Multiplexing Mycoplasma pneumoniae - drug effects Mycoplasma pneumoniae - genetics Oxygen Pathogens Pediatrics Pneumonia Polymerase Chain Reaction Preschool children Prospective Studies Respiratory syncytial virus Respiratory tract Respiratory tract diseases Respiratory tract infection Respiratory Tract Infections - microbiology Respiratory Tract Infections - virology Rhinovirus Seasons Severity of Illness Index Streptococcus infections Surveillance Viral infections Viruses Viruses - drug effects Viruses - genetics
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Zusammenfassung:	Acute respiratory infection (ARI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children worldwide. This study aimed to determine the viral and atypical bacterial causes of different severities and clinical manifestations of ARI in preschool children from low-income families in North-East Brazil. Clinical/demographic data and nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPA) were prospectively collected from children
ISSN:	1932-6203 1932-6203
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0018928