Cardiovascular Research

Viral etiology, seasonality and severity of hospitalized patients with severe acute respiratory infections in the Eastern Medite

Authors: Katherine C Horton|||Erica L Dueger|||Amr Kandeel|||Mohamed Abdallat|||Amani El-Kholy|||Salah Al-Awaidy|||Abdul Hakim Kohlani|||Hanaa Amer|||Abel Latif El-Khal|||Mayar Said|||Brent House|||Guillermo Pimentel|||Maha Talaat

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Abstract

Little is known about the role of viral respiratory pathogens in the etiology, seasonality or severity of severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

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