Annals of Clinical Microbiology, The official Journal of the Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology

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Open Access, Peer Reviewed
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Research note

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

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Soo Jin Yoo, Jeong-U Han, Bo-Moon Shin

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Corresponding to Bo-Moon Shin, E-mail: bmshin@unitel.co.kr

Ann Clin Microbiol 2014;17(3):86-90. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2014.17.3.86
Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.

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. (Ann Clin Microbiol 2014;17:86-90)

Keywords

Infant, Multiplex PCR, Respiratory infection