Etiology of acute lower respiratory infection in Filipino children under five years
Capeding, M.R.; Sombrero, L.T.; Paladin, F.J.; Suzuki, H.; Numazaki, Y.; Saniel, M.C.
Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 25(4): 684-687
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-1562 PMID: 7667713 Document Number: 436398
This study conducted at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine from April 1990 to December 1992, identified the etiology of acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRI) in 119 (36.9%) of 317 hospitalized children < 5 years of age. A higher proportion of respiratory viruses (27.2%) than bacterial agents (10.7%) were identified. Viral agents (adenovirus, RSV, parainfluenza 3, influenza A and influenza B) and bacterial agents (mainly Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae) are the pathogenic agents involved in ALRI among Filipino children less than 5 years old.