Bacterial and viral pathogen spectra of acute respiratory infections in under-5 children in hospital settings in Dhaka city.

GS, Bhuyan; MA, Hossain; SK, Sarker; A, Rahat; MT, Islam; TN, Haque; N, Begum; SK, Qadri; AK, Muraduzzaman; NN, Islam; MS, Islam; N, Sultana; MH, Jony; F, Khanam; G, Mowla; A, Matin; F, Begum; T, Shirin; D, Ahmed; N, Saha; F, Qadri; K, Mannoor

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0174488

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Bacterial and viral pathogen spectra of acute respiratory infections in under-5 children in hospital settings in Dhaka city.

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Bhuyan GS

Hossain MA

Sarker SK

Abstract

The study aimed to examine for the first time the spectra of viral and bacterial pathogens along with the antibiotic susceptibility of the isolated bacteria in under-5 children with acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in hospital settings of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Nasal swabs were collected from 200 und...

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