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ArticleAdvances in virology2020

Molecular Diagnosis of Pneumonia Using Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay RespiFinder® SMART 22 FAST in a Group of Moroccan Infants.

Kenza Hattoufi, Houssain Tligui, Majdouline Obtel, Sobha El Ftouh, Aicha Kharbach, Amina Barkat

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Article in Advances in virology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Kenza HattoufiNational Reference Center in Neonatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital, University Hospital Centre IBN SINA, Rabat, Morocco.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4870-191X
Houssain TliguiMedical Research Laboratory, Children's Hospital, University Hospital Centre Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
Majdouline ObtelDepartment of Public Health, Laboratory of Biostatistics, Clinical Research and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Sobha El FtouhMedical Research Laboratory, Children's Hospital, University Hospital Centre Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
Aicha KharbachResearch Team on Health and Nutrition of Mother and Child, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Amina BarkatNational Reference Center in Neonatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital, University Hospital Centre IBN SINA, Rabat, Morocco.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5724-2751
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Abstract

backgroundIn Morocco, pediatric pneumonia remains a serious public health problem, as it constitutes the first cause of mortality due to infectious diseases. The etiological diagnosis of acute respiratory tract infections is difficult. Therefore, it is necessary to use Multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction assay tests in a routine setting for exact and fast identification.

objectivesIn this paper, we present the clinical results of pediatric pneumonia and describe their etiology by using molecular diagnosis.

resultsOf the 86 infants considered in this study (mean age 31 ± 19 days) suspected of acute respiratory tract infections, 71 (83%) were positive for one or multiple viruses or/and bacteria. The majority of acute respiratory tract infections had a viral origin (95%): respiratory syncytial viruses (A and B) (49%), rhinovirus (21%), coronaviruses 229E (11%), humain metapneumovirus (5%), influenza A (3%), influenza H1N1 (1%), adenovirus (2%), and parainfluenza virus type 4 (2%). Among our patients, 6% had

conclusionThe clinical spectrum of respiratory infections is complex and often nonspecific. Thus, the early and fast detection of related causative agents is crucial. The use of multiplex real time polymerase chain reaction may help choose an accurate treatment, reduce the overall use of unnecessary antibiotics, preserve intestinal flora, and decrease nosocomial infection by reducing the length of hospitalization.

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