Survey of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Iranian children with acute lower respiratory tract infections

Hadi, Nahal; Kashef, Sara; Moazzen, Mohammad; Pour, Michel Shamoon; Rezaei, Nima

doi:10.1590/s1413-86702011000200001

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“…Respiratory infection is a leading cause of morbidity, hospitalization, and death in pediatric patients (12). Approximately 80% of upper RTIs have viral etiology and can lead to asthma exacerbation and acute otitis media (13).…”

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Detection of Adenovirus Infection Among Children With Acute Respiratory Disease During 2010-2012 in Shiraz, Iran

Moattari

Pirbonyeh

Yaghoobi

2014

Arch Pediatr Infect Dis

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Background: Acute viral respiratory infection (ARVI) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality especially in pediatric patients. Among important respiratory pathogens, adenovirus is a most prevalent cause of upper and lower respiratory tract infection. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of adenovirus infection in pediatric patients with respiratory symptoms. Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out from November 2010 to February 2012. An in-house nested-PCR was used to detect adenovirus in nasopharyngeal swabs from 328 children, aged 19 years or younger, with acute upper respiratory tract symptoms referred to the hospitals affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Results: Adenovirus was detected in 22% of 328 nasopharyngeal swabs and the highest rate of hospitalization (74%) due to ARVI associated with fever, cough and muscular ache was found in children older than five years. Conclusions: The results of this study showed that acute respiratory infection due to adenovirus in Shiraz mostly occur during November to February. In contrast to other studies, adenovirus infection was more prevalent in children aged older than 5 years.

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Detection of Adenovirus Infection Among Children With Acute Respiratory Disease During 2010-2012 in Shiraz, Iran

Moattari

Pirbonyeh

Yaghoobi

2014

Arch Pediatr Infect Dis

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“…The seasonal peaks of infection occur from December to February (71,72). One study in Iran investigated one hundred patients with acute LRTIs and found 10 positive PCR for M. pneumoniae with the prevalence of 10% including 6 of 62 hospitalized patients and 4 of 38 outpatients (73).…”

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Epidemiology of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Children

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Respiratory tract infections are the main cause of children's morbidity and mortality both in the developing and the developed countries. An accurate understanding of the epidemiology of these diseases, identification of risk factors, etiology and seasonality are critical for successful treatment and/or prevention program. Evidence Acquisition: This article aims at offering clinicians a brief update on the recent epidemiology of respiratory infections in pediatrics. It also underlines the fact that any evidence-based recommendation needs more research in different areas. Results: Almost 150 million new episodes of pneumonia are identified per year worldwide more than 90% of which occur in developing countries. Nearly 30% of total annual deaths occur in children younger than 5 years old. Viruses remain the most common cause of RTIs. S. pneumonia and HIB are the main causes of bacterial pneumonia in the world; however, infections due to many of these pathogens can be prevented. Conclusions: Widespread immunization against influenza, measles, bacilli calmette-guerin (BCG) and now pneumococcus have been related to the decline of the LRTIs in children.

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“…In a research in Rasht, M. pneumoniae prevalence was 1% in 261 children with acute respiratory infections (11). In another study from Shiraz, 10% of children with acute lower respiratory infection had positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results for M. pneumoniae (12). Due to the fastidious nature of M. pneumoniae, culturing, and PCR methods are time consuming and expensive; therefore, diagnosis of the organism is usually done by serological tests (13).…”

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Seroprevalence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Specific IgM and IgG Antibodies in Asymptomatic Preschool Aged Children of Tehran, Iran, 2010

Dashti

Hashemi

Halaji

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Survey of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Iranian children with acute lower respiratory tract infections

Cited by 4 publications

References 28 publications

Detection of Adenovirus Infection Among Children With Acute Respiratory Disease During 2010-2012 in Shiraz, Iran

Detection of Adenovirus Infection Among Children With Acute Respiratory Disease During 2010-2012 in Shiraz, Iran

Epidemiology of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Children

Seroprevalence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Specific IgM and IgG Antibodies in Asymptomatic Preschool Aged Children of Tehran, Iran, 2010

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