Epidemiology and risk factors of respiratory syncytial virus associated acute respiratory tract infection in hospitalized children younger than 5 years from Sri Lanka

Epidemiology and risk factors of respiratory syncytial virus associated acute respiratory tract infection in hospitalized children younger than 5 years from Sri Lanka

BackgroundRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI) and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children worldwide.AimThis study aimed to describe the prevalence and seasonal patterns of RSV and to determine the actual and predictive asso...

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Main Authors: Maduja V. M. Divarathna, Rukshan A. M. Rafeek, Adrian J. Morel, Chathuri Aththanayake, Faseeha Noordeen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
respiratory syncytial virus
acute respiratory tract infections
epidemiology
risk factors
children
Sri Lanka
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1173842/full

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