Ann Clin Microbiol.  2014 Sep;17(3):86-90. 10.5145/ACM.2014.17.3.86.

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

• Yoo SJ
• Han JU
• Shin BM

• KMID: 1971100
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2014.17.3.86

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.

Keyword

Infant; Multiplex PCR; Respiratory infection

MeSH Terms

Bacteria
Bordetella pertussis
Humans
Infant*
Metapneumovirus
Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction*
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Paramyxoviridae Infections
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma
Respiratory Syncytial Viruses
Respiratory Tract Infections*
Rhinovirus

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Monthly distributions of frequent viruses and Mycoplasma pneumonia infections in infants with acute respiratory symptoms from July 2010 to June 2013.

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