Hospital-Based Surveillance of Respiratory Viruses Among Children Under Five Years of Age with ARI and SARI in Eastern UP, India.

ABSTRACT: Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are a leading cause of death in children under five globally. The seasonal trends and profiles of respiratory viruses vary by region and season. Due to limited information and the population's vulnerability, we conducted the hospital-based surveillance of respiratory viruses in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Throat and nasal swabs were collected from outpatients and inpatients in the Department of Paediatrics, Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College, Gorakhpur, between May 2022 and April 2023. A total of 943 samples from children aged 1 to 60 months were tested using multiplex real-time PCR for respiratory viruses in cases of ARI and SARI. Out of 943 samples tested, the highest positivity was found for parainfluenza virus [105 (11.13%) PIV-1 (79), PIV-2 (18), PIV-

SUBMITTER: Deval H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11769465 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature