Viral etiology of acute respiratory infections among children in Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil Etiologia viral das infecções respiratórias agudas em Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Selir M. Straliotto, Marilda M. Siqueira, Rafael L. Muller, Gilberto B. Fischer, Mara L.T. Cunha, Sandra M. Nestor
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2002
• Subjects: Vírus respiratórios sinciciais; Adenovirus; Infecções respiratórias agudas; Criança; Respiratory syncytial virus; Acute respiratory infections; Child; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Ari; Aris
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822002000400002; https://doaj.org/article/3d37f2e8995e4e2f8256d66678da2b5f

Although acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are a major cause of child morbidity and mortality in Southern Brazil, little information is available on their seasonality and viral etiology. This study was conducted on children under 5 years of age with ARI to assess viral etiology in the State of Rio...