Lagare et al. BMC Infectious Diseases (2015) 15:515 DOI 10.1186/s12879-015-1251-y
RESEARCH ARTICLE
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Viral and bacterial etiology of severe acute respiratory illness among children < 5 years of age without influenza in Niger Adamou Lagare1*, Halima Boubacar Maïnassara1, Bassira Issaka1, Ali Sidiki1 and Stefano Tempia2,3
Abstract Background: Globally, pneumonia is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children, with the highest burden experienced in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. However, there is a dearth of information on the etiology of severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) in Africa, including Niger. Methods: We implemented a retrospective study as part of national influenza sentinel surveillance in Niger. We randomly selected a sample of nasopharyngeal specimens collected from children
