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Is viral coinfection a risk factor for severe lower respiratory tract infection? A retrospective observational study

Author(s) -

Eşki Aykut,

Öztürk Gökçen Kartal,

Çiçek Candan,

Gülen Figen,

Demir Esen

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

pediatric pulmonology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866

H-Index - 106

eISSN - 1099-0496

pISSN - 8755-6863

DOI - 10.1002/ppul.25422

Subject(s) - medicine , coinfection , observational study , risk factor , retrospective cohort study , respiratory tract , respiratory tract infections , intensive care medicine , lower respiratory tract infection , respiratory system , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)

Objective To determine whether viral coinfection is a risk for severe lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). Working Hypothesis Children with viral coinfection had a higher risk for admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) than those with a single virus infection. Study Design Retrospective, observational study for 10 years. Patient‐Subject Selection Children between 1 and 60 months of age hospitalized with LRTI.

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