Epidemiology of Human Respiratory Viruses in Children with Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Jinan, China

The viral etiologies of UTRIs and LTRIs in children in Jinan city were investigated between July 2009 and June 2010. Nasal and throat swabs were collected from 397 children with URTIs and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid specimens were collected from 323 children with LRTIs. RT-PCR/PCR was used to exami...

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Main Authors: Yanqin Lu, Shifu Wang, Lehai Zhang, Chao Xu, Cuirong Bian, Zhaoxia Wang, Yanhui Ma, Ke Wang, Lixia Ma, Chen Meng, Caiyun Ni, Jiabei Tong, Gongchao Li, Jinxiang Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/210490