Surveillance for seasonal influenza virus prevalence in hospitalized children with lower respiratory tract infection in Guangzhou, China during the post-pandemic era.

BACKGROUND:Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3N2) and B viruses have co-circulated in the human population since the swine-origin human H1N1 pandemic in 2009. While infections of these subtypes generally cause mild illnesses, lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) occurs in a portion of children and requ...

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Main Authors: Wen Da Guan, Xiao Yan Gong, Chris Ka Pun Mok, Ting Ting Chen, Shi Guan Wu, Si Hua Pan, Benjamin John Cowling, Zi Feng Yang, De Hui Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4395028?pdf=render