Bacteria and viruses in the upper respiratory tract of Congolese children with radiologically confirmed pneumonia

Bacteria and viruses in the upper respiratory tract of Congolese children with radiologically confirmed pneumonia

Abstract Background Acute pneumonia remains a leading cause of death among children below 5 years of age in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), despite introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in 2013. Potential pathogens in the nasopharynx of hospitalised ch...

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Main Authors: Archippe M. Birindwa, Jerry K. Kasereka, Lucia Gonzales-Siles, Shadi Geravandi, Mambo Mwilo, Léonard K. Tudiakwile, Néné L. Mwinja, Balthazar Muhigirwa, Théophile Kashosi, Jeanière T. Manegabe, Elie B. Bugashane, Stay M. Saili, Clement Mungo, Rickard Nordén, Rune Andersson, Susann Skovbjerg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bacteria
Viruses
Nasopharynx
Radiologically confirmed pneumonia
Hospitalised children
Pneumococcal serotypes/serogroups
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06570-1

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