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The association between meteorological factors and rate of hospitalization due to lower respiratory tract infections was investigated; the total hospitalization rate was compared with the rate of lower respiratory tract disease-related hospitalizations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The leading bacterial causes of lower respiratory tract infections were Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type B; the main viral cause was respiratory syncytial virus. Lower respiratory tract infection hospitalization rate was significantly correlated with air temperature ( R\u2009=\u2009\u22120.651), atmospheric pressure ( R\u2009=\u20090.560), rainfall ( R\u2009=\u2009\u22120.614) and relative humidity ( R\u2009=\u2009\u22120.470), but not with hours of sunlight ( R\u2009=\u2009\u22120.210) or wind speed ( R\u2009=\u20090.258). Using multiple linear regression, lower respiratory tract infection hospitalization rate decreased with a gradual increase in air temperature ( F\u2009=\u200938.30) and relative humidity ( F\u2009=\u200915.58).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Air temperature and relative humidity were major influencing meteorological factors for hospital admissions in children due to lower respiratory tract infections.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/0300060515586007","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,12,10]],"date-time":"2015-12-10T21:29:26Z","timestamp":1449782966000},"page":"30-41","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":40,"title":["Impact of meteorological factors on lower respiratory tract infections in children"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"44","author":[{"given":"Yonglin","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Paediatrics Department, Shenmu Hospital, Shenmu County, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Juan","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Paediatrics Department, Shenmu Hospital, Shenmu County, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fenglian","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Paediatrics Department, Shenmu Hospital, Shenmu County, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bilal Haider","family":"Shamsi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Paediatrics Department, Shenmu Hospital, Shenmu County, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Qiang","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Executive Director, Shenmu Hospital, Shenmu County, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fuyong","family":"Jiao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Children\u2019s Hospital, Shaanxi Provincial People\u2019s Hospital, Shaanxi Provincial People\u2019s Hospital, Xi\u2019an, Shaanxi Province, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yanmei","family":"Qiao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Paediatrics Department, Shenmu Hospital, Shenmu County, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yanhua","family":"Shi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Paediatrics Department, Shenmu Hospital, Shenmu County, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2015,12,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-0300060515586007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1183\/09059180.00001714"},{"key":"bibr2-0300060515586007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/978-94-007-6704-1_38"},{"key":"bibr3-0300060515586007","first-page":"263","volume-title":"Heyden International Topics in Science","author":"Tromp SW","year":"1980"},{"key":"bibr4-0300060515586007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1063\/1.3051703"},{"key":"bibr5-0300060515586007","first-page":"938","volume":"11","author":"Mourtzoukou EG","year":"2007","journal-title":"Int J Tuberc Lung Dis"},{"key":"bibr6-0300060515586007","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Cold exposure and winter mortality from ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, respiratory disease, and all causes in warm and cold regions of Europe. 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