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1963705

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-4-12
pubmed:abstractText
This study, conducted at Goroka Hospital from January 1983 to June 1985, examined the viruses identified in nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPA) and urines collected from 716 hospitalised children with moderate or severe pneumonia, in NPA from 170 children with mild pneumonia treated as outpatients and in NPA from a control group of 428 children attending the outpatient department of Goroka Hospital suffering from minor ailments other than upper or lower respiratory tract infections. One or more viruses were identified from 68%, 51% and 43% of children with moderate or severe pneumonia, mild pneumonia and the control group, respectively. One-third of viruses were identified in conjunction with another virus in both control and sick children. Viral identification rates were highest in children under 1 year of age. Cytomegalovirus, adenoviruses, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), measles and rhinoviruses were the most frequently identified viruses. RSV was associated with mild as well as moderate and severe disease. No virus was associated with an increased risk of death. Annual epidemics of RSV occurred during the wet season. An epidemic of influenza A virus and also influenza B virus and 3 epidemics of parainfluenza 3 virus occurred during the study period. The high viral identification rates in this study suggest a high frequency of transmission associated with the social structure and environment of Papua New Guinean highland villages and high population mobility.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0125-1562
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
373-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Viruses associated with acute lower respiratory tract infections in children from the eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea (1983-1985).
pubmed:affiliation
Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't