Viral Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (ALRI) in Rural Bangladeshi Children Prior to the COVID‐19 Pandemic
Respiratory viruses were identified in a majority (82%) of children under 2 years of age presenting with ALRI in rural hospitals of Bangladesh. These findings have implications for future study and potentially for surveillance, antimicrobial stewardship, vaccine program planning, and policy.
Authors
- Eric D. McCollum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1872-5566)
- Arunangshu Dutta Roy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6781-6325)
- Nabidul Haque Chowdhury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6149-1152)
- Salahuddin Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6771-0638)
- Samir K. Saha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3820-0748)
- Abdullah H Baqui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8350-1983)
- Mathuram Santosham
- Megan E. Reller
- Kayur Mehta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9678-6698)
- Lawrence H. Moulton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7041-7387)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Duke Institute for Health Innovation (US)
- Durham VA Medical Center (US)
- Child Health Research Foundation (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/irv.70062
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.93
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Thrasher Research Fund
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare