id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-295074-fsbp4fky Broor, Shobha Rates of respiratory virus-associated hospitalization in children aged <5 years in rural northern India 2013-11-21 .txt text/plain 3902 177 33 Rates of respiratory virus-associated hospitalization in children aged <5 years in rural northern India Introduction Acute respiratory infections are recognized as an important cause of mortality, hospitalization, and healthcare utilization in young children globally. 17e20 Using data from population-based surveillance of approximately 9500 children for hospitalizations for acute medical illness in rural northern India and concomitant testing for respiratory viruses by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR), we estimate the incidence of respiratory virus-associated hospitalizations among children aged <5 years. Incidences were also calculated for children aged <6 months for RSV and influenza since maternal immunization with RSV and Among the 98 children with respiratory virus-associated illness, history of fever (82%) and cough (69%) were the most commonly reported symptoms. RSV and influenza viruses circulated with clearly defined but different seasonality and were infrequently detected among children without fever or respiratory symptoms or signs, similar to prior studies. ./cache/cord-295074-fsbp4fky.txt ./txt/cord-295074-fsbp4fky.txt