Respiratory viruses detected in Mexican children younger than 5 years old with community-acquired pneumonia: a national multicenter study

Respiratory viruses detected in Mexican children younger than 5 years old with community-acquired pneumonia: a national multicenter study

Background: Acute respiratory infections are the leading cause of mortality in children worldwide, especially in developing countries. Pneumonia accounts for 16% of all deaths of children under 5 years of age and was the cause of death of 935 000 children in 2015. Despite its frequency and severity,...

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Main Authors: Rosa María Wong-Chew, Miguel L. García-León, Daniel E. Noyola, Luis F. Perez Gonzalez, Jesús Gaitan Meza, Alberto Vilaseñor-Sierra, Gerardo Martinez-Aguilar, Victor Hugo Rivera-Nuñez, Oscar A. Newton-Sánchez, Verónica Firo-Reyes, Carlos N. Del Río-Almendarez, Alejandra Pamela González-Rodríguez, Enrique R. Ortiz-García, Susana Navarrete-Navarro, Carmen Soria-Rodríguez, Adoniram Carrasco-Castillo, Eneida Sánchez-Medina, Irma López-Martínez, Teresa Hernández-Andrade, Celia M. Alpuche-Aranda, José I. Santos-Preciado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Respiratory viruses
Pneumonia
Children
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217301753

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