Aetiology of acute respiratory infection in preschool children requiring hospitalisation in Europe-results from the PED-MERMAIDS multicentre case-control study

<strong>Background</strong> Both pathogenic bacteria and viruses are frequently detected in the nasopharynx (NP) of children in the absence of acute respiratory infection (ARI) symptoms. The aim of this study was to estimate the aetiological fractions for ARI hospitalisation in children...

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Main Authors: Kohns Vasconcelos, M, Loens, K, Sigfrid, L, Iosifidis, E, Epalza, C, Donà, D, Matheeussen, V, Papachristou, S, Roilides, E, Gijon, M, Rojo, P, Minotti, C, Da Dalt, L, Islam, S, Jarvis, J, Syggelou, A, Tsolia, M, Nyirenda Nyang'wa, M, Keers, S, Renk, H, Gemmel, A-L, D'Amore, C, Ciofi Degli Atti, M, Rodríguez-Tenreiro Sánchez, C, Martinón-Torres, F, Burokienė, S, Goetghebuer, T, Spoulou, V, Riordan, A, Calvo, C, Gkentzi, D, Hufnagel, M, Openshaw, PJ, de Jong, MD, Koopmans, M, Goossens, H, Ieven, M, Fraaij, PLA, Giaquinto, C, Bielicki, JA, Horby, P, Sharland, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021