Background. The identification of multiple viruses during respiratory illness is increasing with
advances in rapid molecular testing; however, the epidemiology of respiratory viral …

Please cite this paper as: Martin et al.(2012) Multiple versus single virus respiratory
infections: viral load and clinical disease severity in hospitalized children. Influenza and …

The impact of viral co-infections and recently discovered viruses on the epidemiology of
respiratory infections in children is still unclear. To simultaneously detect viruses that are …

Background Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) causes a major burden to the health
care system among children under-5 years worldwide. Information on respiratory viruses in …

Few studies have examined the epidemiology of respiratory viral infections in large tertiary
centres over more than one season in the era of molecular diagnosis. Respiratory clinical …

Objective: Respiratory viral infection is a common source of morbidity and mortality in
children. Coinfection with multiple viruses occurs frequently; however, the clinical …

Molecular assays have resulted in increased detection of viral respiratory infections,
including virus coinfection, from children with acute respiratory infections. Yet the clinical …

Background: Viral lower respiratory tract infections are a leading cause of hospitalization for
young children. Methods: We used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and conventional …

Respiratory viral infections are a leading cause of disease worldwide. A variety of respiratory
viruses produce infections in humans with effects ranging from asymptomatic to life …

Background Respiratory viruses often have been studied in children with respiratory tract
infection (RTI), but less knowledge exists about viruses in asymptomatic children. We have …