Influenza and other respiratory viruses
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Influenza Other Respi Viruses · Jul 2014
Comparative StudyClinical severity of rhinovirus/enterovirus compared to other respiratory viruses in children.
Human rhinovirus/enterovirus (HRV/ENT) infections are commonly identified in children with acute respiratory infections (ARIs), but data on their clinical severity remain limited. ⋯ Children with HRV/ENT had a more severe clinical course than those with RSV and FLUA/B infections and often had significant comorbidities. These findings emphasize the importance of considering HRV/ENT infection in children presenting with severe acute respiratory tract infections.
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Influenza Other Respi Viruses · Jul 2014
A 3-year prospective study of the epidemiology of acute respiratory viral infections in hospitalized children in Shenzhen, China.
The epidemiology of local viral etiologies is essential for the management of viral respiratory tract infections. Limited data are available in China to describe the epidemiology of viral respiratory infections, especially in small-medium cities and rural areas. ⋯ This study provides a basic profile of the epidemiology of acute respiratory viral infection in hospitalized children in Shenzhen. The spectrum of viruses in the study site is similar to that in other places, but the seasonality is closely related to geographic position, different from that in big cities in northern China and neighboring Hong Kong.