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cord-315949-7id5mitl	Sentilhes, Anne‐Charlotte	Respiratory virus infections in hospitalized children and adults in Lao PDR	2013-06-25		.txt	text/plain	4098	246	49	8, 9 The purpose of this study was to describe during a limited period of time the viral etiology of acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in patients hospitalized in two Lao hospitals by using a set of five multiplex RT-PCR/PCR targeting 18 common respiratory viruses. In this study, we report for the first time in Lao PDR the viral etiologies in patients hospitalized for ALRIs. We identified 186 respiratory viruses in 162 (55%) patients of all ages using 5 multiplex PCR/RT-PCR. Human respiratory syncytial virus is frequently defined as the predominant virus associated with hospitalizations for ALRI in children aged ≤5 years. Respiratory virus coinfections being frequent, 5, 19, 44 it demonstrates the usefulness of the multiplex RT-PCR approach, which allows the detection of the most important viruses in only few reactions while multiple infections are often undetected in viral culture or by direct immunofluorescence.	./cache/cord-315949-7id5mitl.txt	./txt/cord-315949-7id5mitl.txt