Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Soldiers, South Korea, April 2011–March 2012

Heo, Jung Yeon; Lee, Ji Eun; Kim, Hye Kang; Choe, Kang-Won

doi:10.3201/eid2005.131692

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Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Soldiers, South Korea, April 2011–March 2012

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By Heo, Jung Yeon ; Lee, Ji Eun ; Kim, Hye Kang ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Heo, Jung Yeon ; Lee, Ji Eun ; Kim, Hye Kang ; Choe, Kang-Won
Description:

During April 2011-March 2012, we retrospectively reviewed medical records for South Korea soldiers to assess the etiology and epidemiology of acute viral lower respiratory tract infections. Adenovirus was the most commonly identified virus (63.2%) and the most common cause of pneumonia (79.3%) and hospitalization (76.6%); 3 soldiers died of adenovirus-related illness.
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Acute Respiratory Tract Infections Adenovirus Adenovirus Infections Bronchiolitis Dispatch Epidemiology Etiology Humans Lower Respiratory Tract Infections LRTI Military Military Personnel Pneumonia Soldiers Tracheobronchitis Viral Respiratory Disease Viruses
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Emerg Infect Dis. 20(5):875-877.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Republic of Korea
Location:

Asia
Volume:

20
Issue:

5
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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