id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-285587-rggfg60a Meligy, Bassant Detection of viral acute lower respiratory tract infection in hospitalized infants using real-time PCR 2015-12-30 .txt text/plain 3534 212 50 title: Detection of viral acute lower respiratory tract infection in hospitalized infants using real-time PCR Detection of viral acute lower respiratory tract infection in hospitalized infants using real-time PCR Introduction Viral pathogens account for a large proportion of community acquired pneumonia cases. 6, 7 The present study aims at investigating the epidemiology of viral infection using multiplex real time PCR, and exploring the clinical spectrum of the affected children in relation to viral type, during the winter season in hospitalized children with viral pneumonia. 19 Although RSV is well recognized as the main agent associated with severe ALRTIs, recent data indicate that other viruses may play a significant role in these clinical outcomes, RV seems to be of particular interest, as the most prevalent virus in respiratory illnesses even in the first years of life, being associated with severe acute bronchiolitis. Viral etiology of hospitalized acute lower respiratory infections in children under 5 years of age -a systematic review and metaanalysis ./cache/cord-285587-rggfg60a.txt ./txt/cord-285587-rggfg60a.txt