| Literature DB >> 18756190 |
Cristiana M Nascimento-Carvalho1, Catarina T Ribeiro, Maria Regina A Cardoso, Aldina Barral, César A Araújo-Neto, Juliana R Oliveira, Luciana S Sobral, Daniel Viriato, André L Souza, Annika Saukkoriipi, Mika Paldanius, Raija Vainionpää, Maija Leinonen, Olli Ruuskanen.
Abstract
We report an investigation for 16 bacteria and viruses among 184 children hospitalized with pneumonia in Salvador, Brazil. Etiology was established in 144 (78%) cases. Viral, bacterial, and mixed infections were found in 110 (60%), 77 (42%), and 52 (28%) patients, respectively. Rhinovirus (21%) and Streptococcus pneumoniae (21%) were the most common pathogens. Our results demonstrate the importance of viral and pneumococcal infections among those patients.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18756190 DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181723751
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Infect Dis J ISSN: 0891-3668 Impact factor: 2.129