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- Title
Frecuencia de virus respiratorios y características clínicas de niños que acuden a un hospital en México.
- Authors
Wong-Chew, Rosa María; Farfán-Quiroz, René; Sánchez-Huerta, José Luis; Nava-Frías, Margarita; Casasola-Flores, Jesús; Santos-Preciado, José Ignacio
- Abstract
Objective. To describe the frequency of respiratory viruses and clinical characteristics in children with respiratory signs and symptoms in a tertiary care center in Mexico. Material and Methods. Patients with a clinical diagnosis of respiratory infection and a positive immunofluorescence result (Light Diagnostics) from January 2004 to October 2006 were included. Results. From the 986 nashopharyngeal samples, 138 (14%) were positive by immunofluorescence. The frequency was: 80% RSV, 8% parainfluenza 1, 5% parainfluenza 3, 2% adenovirus, 2% influenza A, 1% parainfluenza 2 and 1% influenza B. Conclusions. Respiratory viruses were detected in 14% of samples tested. RSV was the most frequently identified virus and was associated with pneumonia and bronchiolitis in children younger than 3 years old.
- Publication
Salud Pública de México, 2010, Vol 52, Issue 6, p528
- ISSN
0036-3634
- Publication type
Article