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. 2019 Sep 25;8(4):361-364.
doi: 10.1093/jpids/piy090.

Respiratory Pathogens in Children 1 Month to 5 Years of Age Presenting With Undifferentiated Acute Respiratory Distress in 2 District-Level Hospitals in Ghana

Patrick T Wilson  1   2 , Frank Baiden  3 , Joshua C Brooks  4 , Katie M Giessler  5 , Gavin Apio  6 , Damien Punguyire  7 , Rachel T Moresky  8   9 , Justice Sylverken  10 , Kwadwo Nyarko-Jectey  11 , Harry Tagbor  12 , Philip S LaRussa  1
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Respiratory Pathogens in Children 1 Month to 5 Years of Age Presenting With Undifferentiated Acute Respiratory Distress in 2 District-Level Hospitals in Ghana

Patrick T Wilson et al. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. .

Abstract

Ghanaian children (2176) aged <5 years who presented with undifferentiated acute respiratory distress were tested for respiratory pathogens using a BioFire FilmArray polymerase chain reaction assay. Rhinovirus and/or enterovirus was detected in 36% of the assays, respiratory syncytial virus in 11%, and parainfluenza in 7%. Respiratory syncytial virus and metapneumovirus were detected more frequently in the rainy season than in the dry season.

Keywords: Picornaviridae infections; pediatrics; pneumonia; respiratory tract infections; viral diseases.

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(A) Frequency of organisms detected among the 1276 children with a positive PCR result; 1513 pathogens were detected. (B) Percentages of participants with a specific pathogen detected each month of the 2-year study period. n = number of participants enrolled during each month. Abbreviations: adeno, adenovirus; MPV, metapneumovirus; paraflu, parainfluenza; RE, rhinovirus and/or enterovirus; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus.
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