Human rhinovirus (HRV) and coronavirus (HCoV) infections are associated with both upper
respiratory tract illness (“the common cold”) and lower respiratory tract illness (pneumonia) …

Fast determination, identification and characterization of pathogens is a significant
challenge in many fields, from industry to medicine. Standard approaches (eg, culture media …

The novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) has
rapidly spread around the world, causing serious illness and death and creating a heavy …

Background. We identified factors associated with pneumococcal colonization, high
colonization density, and invasive pneumococcal pneumonia among patients hospitalized …

BACKGROUND: Increased morbidity and mortality from lower respiratory tract infection
(LRTI) has been suggested in HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) children; however, the …

Background/purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the pathogens and to
estimate the incidence of pediatric community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in Taiwan …

Background Secondary bacterial infections and pneumonia are major mortality causes of
respiratory viruses, and the disruption of the upper respiratory tract (URT) microbiota is a …

Introduction Data on the burden and risk groups for influenza-associated mortality from
Africa are limited. We aimed to estimate the incidence and risk-factors for in-hospital …

Background: Data on the epidemiology of viral-associated acute lower respiratory tract
infection (LRTI) from high HIV prevalence settings are limited. We aimed to describe LRTI …

Background Severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) is recognized as an important cause of
morbidity, mortality, and hospitalization among children in developing countries. Little is …