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Berrajah LF, Ben Slama KA, Khbou I, Gargouri S, Chtourou A, Znazen A, Kassis M, Yaich S, Hammami A, Hachicha M, Vabret A, Hakim HK. [Virus and Atypical Pathogens Detected in Community-Acquired Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Infants and Children of Sfax Region, Tunisia]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 111:90-98. [PMID: 30789240 DOI: 10.3166/bspe-2018-0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
Little is known about viral and atypical bacteria pathogen spectra of community-acquired lower respiratory tract infection in children in Tunisia. Thus, a prospective study was carried out between January 2009 and March 2010 in Sfax. Nasopharyngeal aspirates collected from 368 patients (78 with pneumonia and 290 with acute bronchiolitis) were analyzed by indirect immunofluorescence assay and PCR to detect influenza viruses, parainfluenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human metapneumovirus, human rhinovirus, human enterovirus, adenovirus, coronavirus, Mycoplasma pneumonia (Mpn) and Chlamydia pneumonia (Cpn). One or more etiology was documented in 319 cases (86.7%). The most detected viruses were RSV (42.7%), rhinovirus (32.9%) and adenovirus (28.5%). Co-detection of two or three pathogens was found in 40% of positive samples. This study highlights the importance of respiratory viruses in lower respiratory tract infection in children of Sfax region as well as the high rate of co-detection of multiple viruses, resulting in challenges in clinical interpretation.
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Affiliation(s)
- L Fki Berrajah
- Laboratoire de microbiologie, faculté de médecine de Sfax, université de Sfax, Tunisie.,CHU Habib Bourguiba, rue El-Ferdaous, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de microbiologie, faculté de médecine de Sfax, université de Sfax, Tunisie.,CHU Habib Bourguiba, rue El-Ferdaous, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de microbiologie, faculté de médecine de Sfax, université de Sfax, Tunisie.,CHU Habib Bourguiba, rue El-Ferdaous, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de microbiologie, faculté de médecine de Sfax, université de Sfax, Tunisie.,CHU Habib Bourguiba, rue El-Ferdaous, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de microbiologie, faculté de médecine de Sfax, université de Sfax, Tunisie.,CHU Habib Bourguiba, rue El-Ferdaous, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El-Aïn, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie.,Service médecine communautaire et d'épidémiologie, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El-Aïn, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie ; faculté de médecine de Sfax, université de Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El-Aïn, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie.,Service médecine communautaire et d'épidémiologie, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El-Aïn, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie ; faculté de médecine de Sfax, université de Sfax, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de microbiologie, faculté de médecine de Sfax, université de Sfax, Tunisie.,CHU Habib Bourguiba, rue El-Ferdaous, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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- Faculté de médecine de Sfax, université de Sfax, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de virologie, CHU de Caen, 14000 Caen, France
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- Laboratoire de microbiologie, faculté de médecine de Sfax, université de Sfax, Tunisie.,CHU Habib Bourguiba, rue El-Ferdaous, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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Marouen F, Boudawara M, Fki Berrajah L, Znazen A, Msaad S, Karray H, Hammemi A. Apport de l’analyse microbiologique des crachats dans l’exploration des exacerbations non sévères de BPCO. Rev Mal Respir 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2015.10.396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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