A high burden of respiratory syncytial virus associated pneumonia in children less than two years of age in a South East Asian refugee population.

<h4>Background</h4>Pneumonia is a major cause of childhood mortality and morbidity approximately 1.6 million deaths and 150 million episodes occur annually in children <5 years. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) may be responsible for up to 25% of cases and 12% of deaths making it an...

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Main Authors: Claudia Turner, Paul Turner, Verena Cararra, Naw Eh Lwe, Wanitda Watthanaworawit, Nicholas P Day, Nicholas J White, David Goldblatt, François Nosten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0050100&type=printable
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