Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains a frequent cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide even in industrialised countries, and its incidence is highest among children …

Viral infections are common in children. Many can be asymptomatic or have delayed health
consequences. In view of increasing availability of point-of-care viral detection technologies …

Objective: Changes in the epidemiology of respiratory infections during the restrictions
imposed as a response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have been …

Influenza-like illness (ILI) can be caused by a range of respiratory viruses. The present study
investigates the contribution of influenza and other respiratory viruses, the occurrence of …

Introduction Existing risk assessment tools to identify children at risk of hospitalised
pneumonia-related mortality have shown suboptimal discriminatory value during external …

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the most common cause of childhood mortality
globally. In the United States, CAP is a leading cause of pediatric hospitalization and …

Human rhinovirus (RV) is an important viral pathogen associated with severe acute
respiratory tract infection. The present study retrospectively identified RV types in …

Background: Types of viral strains play an important role in developing respiratory infections
in children, but what strains are prominent in each community and how they are distributed …

Background: Respiratory infections are a major public health problem worldwide, with
potentially serious consequences. Indeed, these infections remain one of the main causes of …

Introduction Chronic lung disease is a major cause of morbidity in African children with HIV
infection; however, the microbial determinants of HIV-associated chronic lung disease …