Short-term relevance of lower respiratory viral coinfection in inpatients under 2 years of age.

Introduction: Advances in molecular diagnosis have made it possible to detect previously unknown viral agents as causative agents of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI). The frequency and relevance of viral coinfections is still debatable.

Objective: Compare clinical presentation and severity between single virus infection and viral coinfection in children admitted for LRTI.

[Short-term relevance of lower respiratory viral coinfection in inpatients under 2 years of age].

Introduction: Advances in molecular diagnosis have made it possible to detect previously unknown viral agents as causative agents of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI). The frequency and relevance of viral coinfections is still debatable.

Objective: compare clinical presentation and severity between single virus infection and viral coinfection in children admitted for LRTI.