Incidence and etiology of acute lower respiratory tract infections in hospitalized children younger than 5 years in rural Thailand

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Hasan, Reem ^a,b   Rhodes, Julia ^b   Thamthitiwat, Somsak ^b   Olsen, Sonja J ^a,b   Prapasiri, Prabda ^b   Naorat, Sathapana ^b   Chittaganpitch, Malinee ^c   Henchaichon, Sununta ^b   Dejsirilert, Surang ^c   Srisaengchai, Prasong ^b   Sawatwong, Pongpun ^b   Jorakate, Possawat ^b   Kaewpwan, Anek ^b   Fry, Alicia M ^a   Erdman, Dean ^a   Chuananon, Somchai ^d   Amornintapichet, Tussanee ^e   Maloney, Susan A ^a   Baggett, Henry C ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Centers for Disease Control CDC Thailand Field Station   (Thailand)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^d Nakhon Phanom Provincial Hospital   (Thailand)

^e Crown Prince Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

pediatric; pneumonia; respiratory illness; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; BOCAVIRUS; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; NEWBORN; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RHINOVIRUS; SALMONELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THAILAND; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BACTEREMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RURAL POPULATION; THAILAND;

EID: 84892952030     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000062     Document Type: Article

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