| Title | Viral pathogens associated with acute respiratory infections in central vietnamese children. | ||
| Author | Yoshida, Lay Myint; Suzuki, Motoi; Yamamoto, Takeshi; Nguyen, Hien Anh; Nguyen, Cat D; Nguyen, Ai T; Oishi, Kengo; Vu, Thiem D; Le, Tho H; Le, Mai Q; Yanai, Hideki; Kilgore, Paul E; Dang, Duc Anh; Ariyoshi, Koya | ||
| Journal | Pediatr Infect Dis J | Publication Year/Month | 2010-Jan |
| PMID | 19907358 | PMCID | -N/A- |
| Affiliation | 1.Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan. | ||
Hospitalized Vietnamese children with acute respiratory infection were investigated for 13 viral pathogens using multiplex-polymerase chain reaction. We enrolled 958 children of whom 659 (69%) had documented viral infection: rhinovirus (28%), respiratory syncytial virus (23%), influenza virus (15%), adenovirus (5%), human metapneumo virus (4.5%), parainfluenza virus (5%), and bocavirus (2%). These Vietnamese children had a range of respiratory viruses which underscores the need for enhanced acute respiratory infection surveillance in tropical developing countries.