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Mixed Viral Infections Circulating in Hospitalized Patients with Respiratory Tract Infections in Kuwait
Joint Authors
Essa, Sahar
Owayed, Abdullah
Altawalah, Haya
Khadadah, Mousa
Behbehani, Nasser
al-Nakib, Widad
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-04-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of viral mixed detection in hospitalized patients with respiratory tract infections and to evaluate the correlation between viral mixed detection and clinical severity.
Hospitalized patients with respiratory tract infections (RTI) were investigated for 15 respiratory viruses by using sensitive molecular techniques.
In total, 850 hospitalized patients aged between 3 days and 80 years were screened from September 2010 to April 2014.
Among the 351 (47.8%) patients diagnosed with viral infections, viral mixed detection was identified in 49 patients (14%), with human rhinovirus (HRV) being the most common virus associated with viral mixed detection (7.1%), followed by adenovirus (AdV) (4%) and human coronavirus-OC43 (HCoV-OC43) (3.7%).
The highest combination of viral mixed detection was identified with HRV and AdV (2%), followed by HRV and HCoV-OC43 (1.4%).
Pneumonia and bronchiolitis were the most frequent reason for hospitalization with viral mixed detection (9.1%).
There were statistical significance differences between mixed and single detection in patients diagnosed with bronchiolitis ( P = 0.002 ) and pneumonia ( P = 0.019 ).
Our findings might indicate a significant association between respiratory virus mixed detection and the possibility of developing more severe LRTI such as bronchiolitis and pneumonia when compared with single detection.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Essa, Sahar& Owayed, Abdullah& Altawalah, Haya& Khadadah, Mousa& Behbehani, Nasser& al-Nakib, Widad. 2015. Mixed Viral Infections Circulating in Hospitalized Patients with Respiratory Tract Infections in Kuwait. Advances in Virology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054032
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Essa, Sahar…[et al.]. Mixed Viral Infections Circulating in Hospitalized Patients with Respiratory Tract Infections in Kuwait. Advances in Virology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054032
American Medical Association (AMA)
Essa, Sahar& Owayed, Abdullah& Altawalah, Haya& Khadadah, Mousa& Behbehani, Nasser& al-Nakib, Widad. Mixed Viral Infections Circulating in Hospitalized Patients with Respiratory Tract Infections in Kuwait. Advances in Virology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054032
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1054032