id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-347465-yu6oj30v Kurskaya, Olga Viral etiology of acute respiratory infections in hospitalized children in Novosibirsk City, Russia (2013 – 2017) 2018-09-18 .txt text/plain 3383 194 45 METHODS: We tested nasal and throat swabs of 1560 children with upper or lower respiratory infection for main respiratory viruses (influenza viruses A and B, parainfluenza virus types 1–4, respiratory syncytial virus, metapneumovirus, four human coronaviruses, rhinovirus, adenovirus and bocavirus) using a RT-PCR Kit. RESULTS: We detected 1128 (72.3%) samples were positive for at least one virus. We detected significant decrease of the respiratory syncytial virus-infection incidence in children with increasing age, while the reverse relationship was observed for influenza viruses. We detected significant decrease of the respiratory syncytial virus-infection incidence in children with increasing age, while the reverse relationship was observed for influenza viruses. In conclusion, in our study we investigated the etiological structure of acute respiratory viral infections in hospitalized children in Novosibirsk, Russia, and evaluated age and seasonal distribution of the various respiratory viruses. ./cache/cord-347465-yu6oj30v.txt ./txt/cord-347465-yu6oj30v.txt