1. Respiratory Pathogens in Children 1 Month to 5 Years of Age Presenting With Undifferentiated Acute Respiratory Distress in 2 District-Level Hospitals in Ghana
- Author
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Justice Sylverken, Kwadwo Nyarko-Jectey, Joshua C Brooks, Philip LaRussa, Gavin Apio, Katie Giessler, Harry Tagbor, Rachel T Moresky, Damien Punguyire, Patrick T. Wilson, and Frank Baiden
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,pediatrics ,Rhinovirus ,viruses ,Acute respiratory distress ,respiratory tract infections ,Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections ,medicine.disease_cause ,Ghana ,Virus ,Picornaviridae infections ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,stomatognathic system ,030225 pediatrics ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,pneumonia ,Humans ,Metapneumovirus ,Respiratory system ,Enterovirus ,0303 health sciences ,Paramyxoviridae Infections ,Respiratory tract infections ,viral diseases ,030306 microbiology ,business.industry ,virus diseases ,Infant ,General Medicine ,respiratory system ,medicine.disease ,Hospitals ,Pneumonia ,Infectious Diseases ,Child, Preschool ,Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Acute Disease ,Brief Reports ,Female ,Seasons ,business - Abstract
Ghanaian children (2176) aged, A respiratory pathogen was identified in 59% of Ghanaian children who presented with acute respiratory distress. Rhinovirus and/or enterovirus was identified most commonly. Respiratory syncytial virus and metapneumovirus were detected more frequently in the rainy season than in the dry season.
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- 2018