The research of saffold virus in children with lower respiratory tract infection in Changsha / 中华实验和临床病毒学杂志
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology
; (6): 8-10, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate prevalence of Saffold virus (SAFV) in Changsha area of hospitalized children with respiratory tract infection, and to discuss whether this virus is related to respiratory tract infection of children.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>643 nasopharyngeal aspirates samples were collected from hospitalized children with respiratory tract infection of the first affiliated hospital of Hunan nomal university during Nov. 2007 to Oct. 2008. Real-time fluorescent quanti-tative PCR(FQ-PCR) performed to screen the 5'UTR gene. And then analyze clinical data.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>SAFV were detected in 67 patients (10.42%) out of the 643 children, it was not detected over 5 years of age. The virus were detected in 8 patients (25.81%) out of the 31 children with persistent pneumonia and chronic pneumonia, there was statistically significant.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>There existed SAFV infection in hospitalized children with lower respiratory infection in Changsha area; SAFV maybe related to disease onset with lower respiratory tract infection of children.</p>
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Main subject:
Respiratory Tract Infections
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Virology
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China
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Cardiovirus
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Genetics
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology
Year:
2011
Type:
Article