Detection of Respiratory Viruses and Atypical Bacterial Pathogens in Infants with Acute Respiratory Infections Using Multiplex PCR.

Author: Soo Jin YOO ¹ ; Jeong U HAN ; Bo Moon SHIN
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1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. bmshin@unitel.co.kr
Publication Type:Brief Communication
Keywords: Infant; Multiplex PCR; Respiratory infection
MeSH: Bacteria; Bordetella pertussis; Humans; Infant*; Metapneumovirus; Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction*; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Paramyxoviridae Infections; Pneumonia, Mycoplasma; Respiratory Syncytial Viruses; Respiratory Tract Infections*; Rhinovirus
From:Annals of Clinical Microbiology 2014;17(3):86-90
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: Multiplex PCR of nasopharyngeal aspirates detected viruses and atypical bacteria in 75.3% (219/291) of infants with acute respiratory infections from July 2010 to June 2013. Frequent viruses were human rhinovirus (29.9%), parainfluenza virus (21.7%), respiratory syncytial virus (17.9%), and human metapneumovirus (10.3%). Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Bordetella pertussis were detected in 3.4% and 0.3%, respectively.