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Infez Med ; 29(1): 94-101, 2021 03 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33664178

RESUMO

Viruses are frequent causal agents of acute respiratory infections and the most common are influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human parainfluenza virus (HPIV), human metapneumovirus (HMPV), rhinovirus (RV), adenovirus (AdV) and the four endemic human coronaviruses (HCoV) -229E, -NL63, -OC43, -HKU1. Multiplex real-time PCR platforms are becoming increasingly common in laboratories mostly in relation to the increased diagnostic sensitivity and reduced turnaround time. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of respiratory viruses in a population of patients within the S.S. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo General Hospital catchment area of Alessandria, Italy, from January 2016 to June 2020. Therefore, we retrospectively analyzed the results of multiplex real-time PCR performed on nasopharyngeal swabs collected from consecutive patients with symptoms of respiratory infection. A total of 572 patients were included in the study subdivided as follows: pediatric 197/572 (34.4%), adults 200/572 (35%) and elderly 175/572 (30.6%). Among all samples, 235/572 (41.1%) were positive for a respiratory virus, of whom 189/235 (80.4%) were monomicrobial. The prevalence was: 15.5% (89/572) of rhinovirus/enterovirus (RV/EV); 9.4% (54/572) of RSV; 8.9% (51/572) of influenza virus; 5.4% (31/572) of AdV; 3.1% (18/572) of HCoV; 2.8% (16/572) of HPIV; and 2.3% (13/572) of HMPV. RV/EV were the pathogens most frequently involved in coinfections (34.7%, 16/46), followed by AdV (19.6%, 9/46) and influenza virus (19.6%, 9/46). Samples collected from the pediatric group were more frequently positive. The prevalence of positive pediatric samples compared to adults and elderly, respectively was: 28.4% (56/197) for RV/EV vs 10.5% (21/200) vs 6.9% (12/175), p<0.0001; 18.8% (37/197) for RSV vs 2% (4/200) vs 7.4% (13/175), p<0.0001; 13.7% (27/197) for AdV vs 1% (2/200) vs 1.1% (2/175), p<0.0001; and 6.6% (13/197) for HPIV vs 0.5% (1/200) vs 1.1% (2/175), (p<0.0001). With regard to seasonality, a significantly higher prevalence of influenza virus (p<0.0001) and RSV (p=0.029) was found during winter, with peaks in January-February. AdV peaked during winter 2018-2019 (p=0.004), while HCoV were detected with a significantly higher prevalence during winter 2019-2020 (p=0.037). With regard to HPIV, a significant peak from summer to fall 2018 was observed (p=0.016). Most viral respiratory infections have seasonal patterns and the prevalence of respiratory viruses varies according to the method, geographic area and population considered. Knowledge of local epidemiology is therefore crucial for implementation of prevention and treatment strategies.


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Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Multiplex , Infecções Respiratórias , Viroses , Adulto , Idoso , Criança , Coinfecção , Feminino , Hospitais Gerais , Humanos , Itália , Masculino , Prevalência , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real , Infecções Respiratórias/diagnóstico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Viroses/diagnóstico
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New Microbiol ; 37(2): 219-23, 2014 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24858649

RESUMO

The failure of immune surveillance may be associated with polyomavirus BK reactivation, potentially leading to the development of nephropathy in kidney transplantation. BK-specific cellular immune response may be used to modulate immunosuppressive therapy, but few studies have investigated the topic. Herein, we serially evaluated BK-specific response in 149 kidney transplant recipients and found that only 14/149 (9.4%) were responders. Episodes of viral reactivation (viremia and/or viruria) occurred only in non-responder patients. The frequency of BK-specific immune response appears to be lower than that for other persistently infecting viruses such as cytomegalovirus.


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Vírus BK/fisiologia , Transplante de Rim/efeitos adversos , Infecções por Polyomavirus/imunologia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/imunologia , Replicação Viral , Adulto , Idoso , Vírus BK/genética , Vírus BK/imunologia , Vírus BK/isolamento & purificação , ELISPOT , Feminino , Humanos , Imunidade Celular , Interferon gama/sangue , Interferon gama/imunologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Infecções por Polyomavirus/etiologia , Infecções por Polyomavirus/virologia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/virologia , Especificidade da Espécie , Adulto Jovem
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