Respiratory viruses associated with severe acute respiratory infection in children aged <5 years at a tertiary care hospital in Delhi, India during 2013-15.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the increased availability of licensed vaccines for respiratory viruses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and influenza virus, a better understanding of the viral aetiology of severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) among children could help in optimising the use of these vaccines. We conducted a study among children aged <5 years hospitalised with SARI at a tertiary care children's hospital in north India and tested for common respiratory pathogens.

Methods

We randomly enrolled eligible SARI cases aged <5 years from August 2013 to July 2015. SARI cases were defined as either <7-day history of fever with cough or in children aged eight days to three months, a physician diagnosis of acute lower respi

SUBMITTER: Aneja S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11544518 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature