Human Metapneumovirus in Hospitalized Infants and Young Children with Acute Respiratory Tract Infection in Mansoura University Children’s Hospital

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Mona F. Salama ◽  
G. M. El-Nady ◽  
Rawia I. Badr
Keyword(s):  
Tract Infection ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Acute Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Human Metapneumovirus ◽  
Children's Hospital ◽  
Children’S Hospital ◽  
Infants And Young Children

scholarly journals Molecular Diagnosis of Atypical Pneumonia Infection in Children Presenting with Acute Respiratory Tract Infection Attending Yangon Children’s Hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-119
Keyword(s):  
Tract Infection ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae ◽  
Chlamydophila Pneumoniae ◽  
Acute Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
Atypical Pneumonia ◽  
Children's Hospital ◽  
Children’S Hospital

Acute respiratory tract infection (ARI) is a clinical condition which causes high morbidity and mortality, especially in infants and young children. Pneumonia is a common complication of respiratory tract infection. Atypical pneumonia, which is commonly caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Legi-onella pneumophila, is difficult to be detected because the causal bacteria cannot be diagnosed by routine culture method and presenting with non-specific clinical symptoms. This study aimed to diagnose the atypical pneumonia infection in children presenting with ARI attending Yangon Children’s Hospital during 2014-15 by using multiplex polymerase chain reaction (M-PCR). The bacterial DNA was extracted from nasopharyngeal swab samples by using Qiagen DNA minikit and detected by M-PCR. Of 245 patients with ARI, 140(57%) were males and 105(43%) were females. Eleven samples (4.4%) were positive for atypical pneumonia infection, among which 4(1.6%) were Mycoplasma pneumoniae,5(2%) were Chlamydophila pneumoniae and 2(0.8%) were Legionella pneumophila. The atypical pneumonia cases were mostly seen among the age of 1 to 5 years and sex distribution was nearly equal. The infected cases were detected from pneumonia (36.4%), severe pneumonia (27.3%), viral-induced wheeze (18.2%), severe bronchiolitis (9.1%) and bronchiolitis (9.1%). This study highlights the role of atypical pneumonia infection in ARI cases among children.

scholarly journals Human bocavirus infection in young children with acute respiratory tract infection in Lanzhou, China

2010 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 282-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-shu Zheng ◽  
Xin-hui Yuan ◽  
Zhi-ping Xie ◽  
Yu Jin ◽  
Han-chun Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tract Infection ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Acute Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Human Bocavirus
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