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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:dateCreated |
1991-2-19
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| pubmed:abstractText |
The nature of acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRI) in hospitalized children and of the associated viral agents was assessed in a study of 601 children less than 5 years old over a 24-month period. Of these children, 80% were less than 24 months of age and the ratio of boys to girls was 1.7:1. Pneumonia (86.5% of cases) was the most frequently observed clinical manifestation. Shedding of virus was detected in 21.1% of the children; the highest rate occurred in infants 0-5 months old (27%) as compared with a rate of only 12.5% in children 25-60 months old. Virus was detected in 33.3%, 32.8%, 21.2%, and 20% of the cases of tracheobronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, and croup, respectively. Among the viruses detected, 78% were respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (91% of infections with this virus occurred in children less than 2 years old) and 14.4% were influenza virus types A and B. Of the RSV infections, 61% occurred in infants less than 1 year old. The case-fatality rate was 6.8% overall and was 4.8% in virus-associated cases. No consistent pattern of seasonal occurrence of viral infections was discerned. RSV was detected throughout the year, with increased prevalence from January to April.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
0162-0886
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
12 Suppl 8
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
S982-7
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:2176737-Acute Disease,
pubmed-meshheading:2176737-Adenovirus Infections, Human,
pubmed-meshheading:2176737-Age Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:2176737-Bangladesh,
pubmed-meshheading:2176737-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:2176737-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:2176737-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:2176737-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:2176737-Infant, Newborn,
pubmed-meshheading:2176737-Influenza, Human,
pubmed-meshheading:2176737-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:2176737-Paramyxoviridae Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:2176737-Pneumonia, Viral,
pubmed-meshheading:2176737-Respiratory Syncytial Viruses,
pubmed-meshheading:2176737-Respiratory Tract Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:2176737-Respirovirus Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:2176737-Seasons,
pubmed-meshheading:2176737-Sex Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:2176737-Urban Population,
pubmed-meshheading:2176737-Virus Diseases
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Acute lower respiratory tract infection due to virus among hospitalized children in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Microbiology, Institute of Public Health, Mohakhali, Bangladesh.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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