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Aetiology of acute respiratory infection in preschool children requiring hospitalisation in Europe—results from the PED-MERMAIDS multicentre case–control study

Authors

  • Malte Kohns Vasconcelos Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute for Infection and Immunity, St. George’s, University of London, London, UKInstitute for Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Katherine Loens Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, BelgiumLaboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Louise Sigfrid Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Elias Iosifidis Infectious Diseases Unit, 3rd Department of Paediatrics, Aristotle University School of Health Sciences, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Cristina Epalza Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre and Red de Investigación Traslacional en Infectología Pediátrica (RITIP), Instituto de Investigación 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Daniele Donà Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University Hospital of Padua, Padova, Italy PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Veerle Matheeussen Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, BelgiumLaboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Savvas Papachristou Infectious Diseases Unit, 3rd Department of Paediatrics, Aristotle University School of Health Sciences, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Emmanuel Roilides Infectious Diseases Unit, 3rd Department of Paediatrics, Aristotle University School of Health Sciences, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Manuel Gijon Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre and Red de Investigación Traslacional en Infectología Pediátrica (RITIP), Instituto de Investigación 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Pablo Rojo Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre and Red de Investigación Traslacional en Infectología Pediátrica (RITIP), Instituto de Investigación 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Chiara Minotti Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University Hospital of Padua, Padova, Italy PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Liviana Da Dalt Paediatric Emergency Department, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University Hospital of Padua, Padova, Italy PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Samsul Islam Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute for Infection and Immunity, St. George’s, University of London, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jessica Jarvis Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute for Infection and Immunity, St. George’s, University of London, London, UKNIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Aggeliki Syggelou 2nd Department of Paediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) School of Medicine, P. and A. Kyriakou Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Maria Tsolia 2nd Department of Paediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) School of Medicine, P. and A. Kyriakou Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Maggie Nyirenda Nyang’wa Paediatric Department, University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Sophie Keers Paediatric Department, University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Hanna Renk Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Pulmonology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Children’s Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Anna-Lena Gemmel Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Pulmonology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Children’s Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Carmen D’Amore Clinical Pathways and Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Marta Ciofi degli Atti Clinical Pathways and Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Carmen Rodríguez-Tenreiro Sánchez Translational Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Servizo Galego de Saude, Santiago de Compostela, SpainGenetics, Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Federico Martinón-Torres Translational Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Servizo Galego de Saude, Santiago de Compostela, SpainGenetics, Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Sigita Burokienė Clinic of Children’s Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Tessa Goetghebuer Department of Paediatrics, St-Pierre Hospital Brussels, Brussels, Belgium PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Vana Spoulou 1st Department of Paediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) School of Medicine, Agia Sophia Children’s Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Andrew Riordan Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Cristina Calvo Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Despoina Gkentzi Department of Paediatrics, University General Hospital of Patras, Patras Medical School, Patras, Greece PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Markus Hufnagel Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Medical Centre, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Peter J Openshaw National Heart and Lung Division, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Menno D de Jong Department of Medical Microbiology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Marion Koopmans Department of Viroscience, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Herman Goossens Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Margareta Ieven Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Pieter L A Fraaij Sophia Children’s Hospital, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Carlo Giaquinto Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University Hospital of Padua, Padova, Italy PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Julia A Bielicki Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute for Infection and Immunity, St. George’s, University of London, London, UKDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, University of Basel Children’s Hospital (UKBB), Basel, Switzerland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Peter Horby Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Michael Sharland Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute for Infection and Immunity, St. George’s, University of London, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Malte Kohns Vasconcelos; mkohns{at}sgul.ac.uk
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Citation

Kohns Vasconcelos M, Loens K, Sigfrid L, et al
Aetiology of acute respiratory infection in preschool children requiring hospitalisation in Europe—results from the PED-MERMAIDS multicentre case–control study
BMJ Open Respiratory Research 2021;8:e000887. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2021-000887

Publication history

  • Received January 29, 2021
  • Accepted July 5, 2021
  • First published July 29, 2021.
Online issue publication 
July 29, 2021

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