Hindupur, AnushaDhandapani, PrabuMenon, Thangam2020-04-232020-04-232019-01Hindupur Anusha, Dhandapani Prabu, Menon Thangam. Influenza Virus Among Children with Acute Respiratory Infections in Chennai, India. Indian Pediatrics. 2019 Jan; 56(1): 74-750974-75590019-6061http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/199251nfluenza is a major public health concern. Information on theprevalence of influenza virus in respiratory tract infections inIndian children is very sparse. In the present study, 267 nasalswabs were collected from children with acute respiratoryinfections in Chennai, India, out of which 22 (8.2%) and 6 (2.3%)samples were positive for influenza A and B virus respectively.EpidemiologyEtiologyPneumoniaJournal ArticleIndiaDepartment of Microbiology, Dr ALM Post GraduateInstitute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras,Taramani, Chennai, India, thangam56@gmail.com