id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-275166-qduf08kp Assane, Dieng Viral and Bacterial Etiologies of Acute Respiratory Infections Among Children Under 5 Years in Senegal 2018-02-13 .txt text/plain 1877 119 44 Adenovirus was the most prevalent virus (50%; n = 81), followed by influenza virus (45.68%, n = 74), rhinovirus (40.12%; n = 65), enterovirus (25.31%; n = 41), and respiratory syncytial virus (16.05%; n = 26), whereas Streptococcus pneumoniae (17%; n = 29), Moraxella catarrhalis (15.43%; n = 25), and Haemophilus influenzae (8.02%; n = 13) were the most commonly isolated bacteria. Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) such as acute otitis media, sinusitis, bronchitis, and community-acquired pneumonia are a leading cause of infectious disease-related morbidity, hospitalization, and mortality among children worldwide, particularly in low-income countries. 1 According to World Health Organization (WHO), the prevalence of hospitalized children under 5 years with acute respiratory infections (ARIs) is estimated to be 20% and 90% of those were due to pneumonia. 4, 5 However, primary infections with viral pathogens can predispose to secondary bacterial infections, and the most frequently isolated bacteria in ARIs include Streptococcus pneumonia and Haemophilus influenzae. ./cache/cord-275166-qduf08kp.txt ./txt/cord-275166-qduf08kp.txt