Diagnóstico rápido de los principales virus respiratorios en Ciudad de la Habana, 1995-97 / Rapid diagnosis of principal respiratory viruses in the city of Havana, 1995-97
Rev. argent. microbiol
; 32(1): 21-26, ene.-mar. 2000.
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em Espanhol
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RESUMO
Acute respiratory diseases (ARD) are the most common infections in humans and difficult to prevent. Viruses have been recognized as predominant ethiological agents. In Cuba, ARD constitute a major problem of health and are the first cause of morbidity and important cause of mortality. In this paper, rapid diagnosis was performed to 516 clinical samples which arrived to the Reference Respiratory Viruses Laboratory of the Pedro KourÝ Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK) from different parts of Havana City during 1995, 1996 and 1997. The results obtained have shown 218 positive samples (Influenza A, 89; respiratory syncytial virus 52; Influenza B, 45; Adenovirus, 13; human parainfluenza virus(HPIV)-1, 6; HPIV-2, 3 and HPIV-3, 10). Influenza A was the virus most frequently found in adults, whereas in closed population of teen-agers and adults, Influenza B was frequently found. Furthermore, respiratory syncytial virus was the most important pathogen in children's under 1 year of age.
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Assunto principal:
Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório do Recém-Nascido
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Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório
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Rhinovirus
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Infecções por Picornaviridae
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Técnica Indireta de Fluorescência para Anticorpo
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Criança
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Criança, pré-escolar
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Humanos
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Lactente
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Recém-Nascido
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Cuba
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. argent. microbiol
Assunto da revista:
Microbiologia
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Cuba
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí/CU