Respiratory tract infections are a principal cause of illness and mortality in children
worldwide and mostly caused by viruses. In this study, the epidemiology of 11 respiratory …

Background: The causative role of respiratory viruses detected in upper airway secretions in
childhood pneumonia needs further investigation. Objective: To measure the association …

Background: Pneumonia is among the leading causes of illness and death in children< 5
years of age worldwide. There is little information on the viral etiology of severe pneumonia …

The aim of this prospective study was to determine the epidemiology of respiratory viruses
responsible for seasonal epidemics of influenza‐like illness in infants and young children in …

Background Pneumonia is among the main causes of illness and death in children< 5 years
of age. There is a need to better describe the epidemiology of viral community-acquired …

Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in
young children in low and middle income countries. To analyse the overall burden of …

ARTIs have a huge impact in health systems in which 20–30% of all hospital admissions
and 30–60% of practitioner visits are related to respiratory tract infections. The aim of this …

The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of respiratory viruses associated
with severe pneumonia among children less than 2 years of age in the rural district of Matiari …

Background Acute respiratory tract infections are one of the major causes of morbidity and
mortality among young children in developing countries. Information on the viral aetiology of …

The aim of this study was to determine the causative agent of acute respiratory infection
(ARI) in hospitalized children, as well as investigate the characteristics of ARIs with single …