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ArticleThe Gazette of the Egyptian Paediatric Association2016

Detection of viral acute lower respiratory tract infection in hospitalized infants using real-time PCR.

Bassant Meligy, Amal Sayed, Dalia Kadry Ismail, Dina Kamal, Walaa Abdel-Latif, Dina M Erfan

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Article in The Gazette of the Egyptian Paediatric Association, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bassant MeligyPediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
Amal SayedClinical and Chemical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
Dalia Kadry IsmailClinical and Chemical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
Dina KamalPediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
Walaa Abdel-LatifMedical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt.
Dina M ErfanMedical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt.
Cairo University · EGAin Shams University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAcute lower respiratory tract infection in children causes significant morbidity in the developing countries. Documentation of virus infection using PCR and clinical characteristics of patients affected with viral pneumonia are reviewed in this study.

methods51 children less than three years admitted to the Pediatric Hospital, Cairo University with viral pneumonia were included. All patients had undergone nasopharyngeal aspirate for PCR viral detection.

resultsA total of 51 cases were enrolled in the study, of which 7 cases were negative while 44 children were positive for viruses. The most common respiratory virus was Rhinovirus in 32 patients (72.2%), then parainfluenza virus (PIV) in 12 (27.3%), of which subtypes PIV1 were 2 (4.5%), PIV3 were 5 (11.4%) and PIV4 were 5 (11.4%) cases. The third common viruses were respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in 9 (20.5%) cases of which 3 (6.8%) were RSVA and 6 (13.6%) were RSVB and adenovirus in 9 cases (20.5%). Boca virus was found in 8 (18.2%) patients, corona virus 2 (4.5%) patients, H1N1 2 (4.5%) patients, enterovirus 2 patients (4.5%) and human metapneumovirus in one case (2.3%). Influenza B and PIV2 were not detected. Coinfection was found in 28 (63.7%). Mortality occurred in 12 (23.5%). There was no significant relation between virus type or coinfection with disease severity.

conclusionsRV was the most commonly detected virus in children under 3 years admitted with acute lower respiratory tract infections. Coinfection was present in the majority of our patients; however it was not related significantly to parameters of disease severity.

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Acute lower respiratory tract infectionAd, adenovirusALRTI, acute lower respiratory tract infectionCMTA, Catcher Melting Temperature AnalysisCRP, C reactive proteinCRX, chest X rayhMPV, human metapneumovirusInfantsPaO2, partial pressure of oxygenPCRPIV, parainfluenza virusRSV, respiratory syncytial virusRV, rhinovirusSARS, severe acute respiratory syndromeTLC, total leucocytic countViralWHO, World Health Organization

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