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

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Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2014 September, Volume 17, Issue 3, pages 86-90.

https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2014.17.3.86

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

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

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

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