title: Viral pathogens associated with acute respiratory infections in central vietnamese children.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Lay Myint
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Motoi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Hien Anh
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Cat D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Ai T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Kengo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oishi
authors.forename: Thiem D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Vu
authors.forename: Tho H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Le
authors.forename: Mai Q
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Le
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yanai
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Kilgore
authors.forename: Duc Anh
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.forename: Koya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ariyoshi
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D012621:Seasons; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D014780:Viruses / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*