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Acute respiratory infections in hospitalized children in Vientiane, Lao PDR – the importance of Respiratory Syncytial Virus

Authors :
Van Hoan Nguyen
Audrey Dubot-Pérès
Fiona M. Russell
David A. B. Dance
Keoudomphone Vilivong
Souphatsone Phommachan
Chanthaphone Syladeth
Jana Lai
Ruth Lim
Melinda Morpeth
Mayfong Mayxay
Paul N. Newton
Hervé Richet
Xavier De Lamballerie
Source :
Scientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2017.

Abstract

Abstract The Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most important viral pathogens, causing epidemics of acute respiratory infection (ARI), especially bronchiolitis and pneumonia, in children worldwide. To investigate the RSV burden in Laos, we conducted a one-year study in children

Subjects

Subjects :
Medicine
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20452322
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Scientific Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.65ab99682bec4cce975aaf2fc5f6701e
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-09006-6