Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of acute lower respiratory
infection in infants. The immune response plays a leading role in the severity of the disease. …

Adenoviruses (Ad) play an important role in the etiology of acute lower respiratory tract
infections (ALRI) in young children in Chile. Our aim was to correlate the clinical severity of the …

Hospitalized infants (4,618) were studied for lower respiratory infections from 1989 through
2000 by routine immunofluorescence assay and viral isolation. The hospitalization rate for …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of human parvovirus B19 infection in patients with
juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) by detection of specific IgM, IgG, and viral DNA. METHODS…

Background Treatment with high dose vitamin A reduces complications and duration of
hospitalization for children with measles. In respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection, as with …

Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and rhinovirus (HRV) are the main cause of
acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRTIs) in infants. Viral and host-related risk factors for …

Background. In Chile respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and adenovirus (AD) are the principal
viruses detected in acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in infants. An overview of AD …

Nasopharyngeal aspirates were obtained on admission from 614 patients younger than 2
years of age who were hospitalized in a ward for acute respiratory infections from June 1988 …

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the principal pathogen that causes acute lower respiratory
tract infection (ALRI) in infants. Severe RSV-ALRI has been associated with the host …

Background. Adenoviruses are the second most common cause of viral acute lower respiratory
tract infection (ALRI) requiring hospitalization in Chile. Little information is available with …