Etiology of acute lower respiratory infection in Filipino children under five years.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1994 Dec; 25(4): 684-7
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-34649
ABSTRACT
This study conducted at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine from April 1990 to December 1992, identified the etiology of acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRI) in 119 (36.9%) of 317 hospitalized children < 5 years of age. A higher proportion of respiratory viruses (27.2%) than bacterial agents (10.7%) were identified. Viral agents (adenovirus, RSV, parainfluenza 3, influenza A and influenza B) and bacterial agents (mainly Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae) are the pathogenic agents involved in ALRI among Filipino children less than 5 years old.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Philippines
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Respiratory Tract Infections
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child, Preschool
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Incidence
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Bacteremia
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1994
Type:
Article
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