Human Metapneumovirus and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease in Children, Yemen

Factors increasing the severity of respiratory infections in developing countries are poorly described. We report factors associated with severe acute respiratory illness in Yemeni children (266 infected with respiratory syncytial virus and 66 with human metapneumovirus). Age, indoor air pollution,...

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Autores principales: Al-Sonboli, Najla, Hart, Charles A., Al-Aghbari, Nasher, Al-Ansi, Ahmed, Ashoor, Omar, Cuevas, Luis E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17073098
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1209.060207
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Sumario:Factors increasing the severity of respiratory infections in developing countries are poorly described. We report factors associated with severe acute respiratory illness in Yemeni children (266 infected with respiratory syncytial virus and 66 with human metapneumovirus). Age, indoor air pollution, and incomplete vaccinations were risk factors and differed from those in industrialized countries.

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