2618. Four Respiratory Viruses are Involved in the Majority of Community-Acquired Alveolar Pneumonia (CAAP) Episodes in Children < 5 Years
Dagan R, van der Beek B, Greenberg D, Ben-Shimol S, Keren-Naos A, Weinberger D, Danino D. 2618. Four Respiratory Viruses are Involved in the Majority of Community-Acquired Alveolar Pneumonia (CAAP) Episodes in Children < 5 Years. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.2231. PMCID: PMC10679033, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.2231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlveolar pneumoniaRespiratory virusesBacterial-viral coinfectionsOnly medical centerProspective active surveillanceYoung childrenGrant/research supportParainfluenza virusActive surveillanceMedical CenterNasal samplesHospitalizationPositive specimensEpidemiological activityViral detectionStudy periodViral activityMonthly incidenceMultiple studiesVirusPneumoniaChildrenEpisodesMain virusesRSV