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Farzi R, Pirbonyeh N, Kadivar MR, Moattari A. Prevalence of Influenza Viruses A and B, Adenovirus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, and Human Metapneumonia Viruses among Children with Acute Respiratory Tract Infection. Adv Virol 2024; 2024:7613948. [PMID: 38292215 PMCID: PMC10824580 DOI: 10.1155/2024/7613948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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Background Acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among children worldwide. The majority of acute respiratory infections in children are caused by viruses, with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) being the most frequently encountered. Other important viral pathogens include human metapneumovirus, human coronaviruses, adenovirus, and influenza. These infections can lead to complications such as bronchitis and pneumonia. So, this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of influenza viruses A and B, adenovirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in children with ARTI. Methods The molecular diagnostic of polymerase chain reaction approach was used to detect influenza (A and B), metapneumovirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and adenovirus in respiratory samples of children with acute respiratory infection hospitalization in a teaching hospital of the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in January 2016-March 2017. Results Of the 340 patients examined, 208 (61.20%) were male and the median age was 3.13 ± 2.38 years. Respiratory viruses were found in 179 (52.64%) patients. The male-to-female ratio was 1.63 : 1 in patients who were viral positive. Detection rates for influenza A, adenovirus, influenza B, RSV, and HMPV were 28.23%, 24.70%, 8.52%, 3.23%, and 2.64%, respectively, and coinfections were detected in 24.02%. The most common combination of two-virus coinfections was IFVA/AdV, followed by IFVB/AdV, AdV, IFVB/IFVA, RSV/IFVA, HMPV/AdV, RSV/AdV, and HMPV/IFVA. Conclusion The high prevalence of respiratory viruses in children hospitalized with ARTI suggests that viral infection may play a role in disease pathogenesis. This should be confirmed through the conduct of case-control studies and may inform the role of vaccination to prevent respiratory viral infections.
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- Rana Farzi
- Department of Bacteriology and Virology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Bacteriology and Virology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Burn and Wound Healing Research Center, Microbiology Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Professor Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Namazi Hospital, Shiraz Medical University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Bacteriology and Virology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Sandybayev N, Beloussov V, Strochkov V, Solomadin M, Granica J, Yegorov S. Next Generation Sequencing Approaches to Characterize the Respiratory Tract Virome. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10122327. [PMID: 36557580 PMCID: PMC9785614 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10122327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic and heightened perception of the risk of emerging viral infections have boosted the efforts to better understand the virome or complete repertoire of viruses in health and disease, with a focus on infectious respiratory diseases. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is widely used to study microorganisms, allowing the elucidation of bacteria and viruses inhabiting different body systems and identifying new pathogens. However, NGS studies suffer from a lack of standardization, in particular, due to various methodological approaches and no single format for processing the results. Here, we review the main methodological approaches and key stages for studies of the human virome, with an emphasis on virome changes during acute respiratory viral infection, with applications for clinical diagnostics and epidemiologic analyses.
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- Nurlan Sandybayev
- Kazakhstan-Japan Innovation Center, Kazakh National Agrarian Research University, Almaty 050010, Kazakhstan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +7-778312-2058
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- Kazakhstan-Japan Innovation Center, Kazakh National Agrarian Research University, Almaty 050010, Kazakhstan
- Molecular Genetics Laboratory TreeGene, Almaty 050009, Kazakhstan
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- Kazakhstan-Japan Innovation Center, Kazakh National Agrarian Research University, Almaty 050010, Kazakhstan
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- School of Pharmacy, Karaganda Medical University, Karaganda 100000, Kazakhstan
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory TreeGene, Almaty 050009, Kazakhstan
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- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4LB, Canada
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Refay ASE, Shehata MA, Sherif LS, Nady HGE, Kholoussi N, Kholoussi S, Baroudy NRE, Gomma MR, Mahmoud SH, Shama NMA, Bagato O, Taweel AE, kandeil A, Ali MA. Prevalence of viral pathogens in a sample of hospitalized Egyptian children with acute lower respiratory tract infections: a two-year prospective study. BULLETIN OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE 2022; 46:103. [PMID: 35431533 PMCID: PMC9006499 DOI: 10.1186/s42269-022-00790-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Viral pneumonias are a major cause of childhood mortality. Proper management needs early and accurate diagnosis. This study objective is to investigate the viral etiologies of pneumonia in children. RESULTS This prospective study enrolled 158 and 101 patients in the first and second year, respectively, and their mean age was 4.72 ± 2.89. Nasopharyngeal swabs were collected and subjected to virus diagnosis by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Viral etiologies of pneumonia were evidenced in 59.5% of the samples in the first year, all of them were affirmative for influenza A, 2 samples were affirmative for Human coronavirus NL63, and one for Human coronavirus HKU1. In the second year, 87% of patients had a viral illness. The most prevalent agents are human metapneumovirus which was detected in 44 patients (43.6%) followed by human rhinovirus in 35 patients (34.7%) and then parainfluenza-3 viruses in 33 patients (32.7%), while 14 patients had a confirmed diagnosis for both Pan coronavirus and Flu-B virus. CONCLUSIONS Viral infection is prevalent in the childhood period; however, the real magnitude of viral pneumonia in children is underestimated. The reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction has to be a vital tool for epidemiological research and is able to clear the gaps in-between clinical pictures and final diagnoses.
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- Amira S. El Refay
- Child Health Department, National Research Centre, 33 El-Bohouth Street (Former El Tahrir St.), PO Box 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Child Health Department, National Research Centre, 33 El-Bohouth Street (Former El Tahrir St.), PO Box 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Child Health Department, National Research Centre, 33 El-Bohouth Street (Former El Tahrir St.), PO Box 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Child Health Department, National Research Centre, 33 El-Bohouth Street (Former El Tahrir St.), PO Box 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Immunogenetics Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Egypt
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- Immunogenetics Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Egypt
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- Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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Letafati A, Aghamirmohammadali FS, Rahimi-Foroushani A, Hasani SA, Mokhtari-Azad T, Yavarian J. No Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus but SARS-CoV-2 in children under 5 years old referred to Children Medical Center in 2021, Tehran, Iran. J Med Virol 2022; 94:3096-3100. [PMID: 35229318 PMCID: PMC9088699 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are one of the leading causes of illness and death among community members worldwide. Viral infections are the most common agents estimated to be involved in these patients. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) among children with ARIs. This study evaluated the presence of SARS‐CoV‐2 and hRSV in 168 throat and nasopharyngeal swab samples using real‐time RT‐PCR. All samples were collected from children under 5 years old with ARIs who attended Children's Medical Center, Tehran, Iran, and sent to the Iranian National Influenza Center with appropriate conditions in 2021. Chi‐square and Fisher's exact tests were used for comparison of the data of the prevalence of hRSV and SARS‐CoV‐2 infections among children. Of 168 patients examined, 95 (57%) were male and 73 (43%) female. Out of them, 47 (28%) cases were younger than 1 year old and 121 cases (72%) were 1–5 years old. The most common clinical manifestations of patients were cough (78%), nausea (31%), diarrhea (27%), and fever (18%). Among 168 patients, no hRSV was detected, while the SARS‐CoV‐2 genome was identified in 16 (9.5%) patients. Among 16 positive cases of SARS‐CoV‐2, 8 (50%) were under 1 year old and 8 positive cases were 1–5 years old. This study was performed at cold months of the year but due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and adherence to health protocols, school closures, and virtual classes, no cases of hRSV infections were identified.
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- Arash Letafati
- Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Qian W, Huang J, Wang T, He X, Xu G, Li Y. Visual detection of human metapneumovirus using CRISPR-Cas12a diagnostics. Virus Res 2021; 305:198568. [PMID: 34555442 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2021.198568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Human metapneumovirus (HmPV) is a common and serious virus that causes respiratory tract infection. This study aimed to develop a detection technique by combining reverse transcription recombinase polymerase amplification (RT-RPA) with CRISPR-Cas12a (RT-RPA-Cas12a) for clinical diagnosis of HmPV. Herein, four primer pairs targeting partial nucleoprotein (N) gene of HmPV were designed and evaluated. Then, the products amplified by RT-RPA were detected using CRISPR-Cas12a combined with fluorescence or lateral flow (LF). RT-RPA-Cas12a-based fluorescence or LF assay can be completed within 35 min or 45 min, and the detection limit was up to 6.97 × 102 copies/mL. And there was no cross reaction with human bocavirus, respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus and parainfluenza virus. By combining with LF, the detection results were evaluated by naked eyes. Furthermore, 28 clinical samples were applied to examine the performance of RT-RPA-Cas12a system. The detection coincidence rates of RT-RPA-Cas12a-fluorescence and RT-RPA-Cas12a-LF with quantitative RT-PCR were 96.4% and 92.9%, respectively. Together, the new method for detecting HmPV with high sensitivity and specificity based on RT-RPA-Cas12a-fluorescence or LF shows promising potential for clinical diagnosis of HmPV without professional skills or ancillary equipment.
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- Weidong Qian
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, PR China.
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, PR China
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- Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo, 315010, PR China
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- Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo, 315010, PR China.
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Zenhausern R, Chen CH, Yoon JY. Microfluidic sample preparation for respiratory virus detection: A review. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2021; 15:011503. [PMID: 33643510 PMCID: PMC7889292 DOI: 10.1063/5.0041089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Techniques used to prepare clinical samples have been perfected for use in diagnostic testing in a variety of clinical situations, e.g., to extract, concentrate, and purify respiratory virus particles. These techniques offer a high level of purity and concentration of target samples but require significant equipment and highly trained personnel to conduct, which is difficult to achieve in resource-limited environments where rapid testing and diagnostics are crucial for proper handling of respiratory viruses. Microfluidics has popularly been utilized toward rapid virus detection in resource-limited environments, where most devices focused on detection rather than sample preparation. Initial microfluidic prototypes have been hindered by their reliance on several off-chip preprocessing steps and external laboratory equipment. Recently, sample preparation methods have also been incorporated into microfluidics to conduct the virus detection in an all-in-one, automated manner. Extraction, concentration, and purification of viruses have been demonstrated in smaller volumes of samples and reagents, with no need for specialized training or complex machinery. Recent devices show the ability to function independently and efficiently to provide rapid, automated sample preparation as well as the detection of viral samples with high efficiency. In this review, methods of microfluidic sample preparation for the isolation and purification of viral samples are discussed, limitations of current systems are summarized, and potential advances are identified.
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- Ryan Zenhausern
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
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Naga IS, Elsawaf GE, Elzalabany M, Eltalkhawy MY, Kader O. Human coronavirus OC43 and other respiratory viruses from acute respiratory infections of Egyptian children. Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung 2020; 67:112-119. [PMID: 32160782 DOI: 10.1556/030.2020.01059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Respiratory infections have a significant impact on health worldwide. Viruses are major causes of acute respiratory infections among children. Limited information regarding its prevalence in Egypt is available. This study investigated prevalence of 10 respiratory viruses; Adenovirus, influenza A, B, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), Parainfluenza virus (PIV)type 1-4, enterovirus, and human coronavirus OC43 (HCoV-OC43) among children in Alexandria, Egypt presenting with acute lower respiratory tract infections.The study was conducted on children <14 years of age selected from ElShatby Pediatric Hospital, Alexandria University, Egypt. One hundred children presenting during winter season with influenza-like illness were eligible for the study. Oropharyngeal swabs were collected and subjected to viral RNA and DNA extraction followed by polymerase chain reaction.Viral infections were detected in 44% of cases. Adenovirus was the most common, it was found in 19% of the patients. Prevalence of PIV (3 and 4) and enterovirus was 7% each. Prevalence of RSV and HCoV-OC43 was 5% and 3% respectively. Two percentage were Influenza A positive and 1% positive for influenza B. Mixed viral infection was observed in 7%.To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the isolation of HCoV-OC43 from respiratory infections in Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Iman S. Naga
- 1Department of Microbiology, Medical Research Institute, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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- 1Department of Microbiology, Medical Research Institute, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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- 2Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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- 1Department of Microbiology, Medical Research Institute, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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Divarathna MVM, Rafeek RAM, Noordeen F. A review on epidemiology and impact of human metapneumovirus infections in children using TIAB search strategy on PubMed and PubMed Central articles. Rev Med Virol 2019; 30:e2090. [PMID: 31788915 DOI: 10.1002/rmv.2090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Revised: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI) contribute to morbidity and mortality in children globally. Viruses including human metapneumovirus (hMPV) account for most ARTIs. The virus causes upper and lower respiratory tract infections mostly in young children and contributes to hospitalization of individuals with asthma,chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and cancer. Moreover, hMPV pauses a considerable socio-economic impact creating a substantial disease burden wherever it has been studied, although hMPV testing is relatively new in many countries. We aimed to comprehensively analyze the epidemiological aspects including prevalence, disease burden and seasonality of hMPV infections in children in the world. We acquired published data extracted from PubMed and PubMed Central articles using the title and abstract (TIAB)search strategy for the major key words on hMPV infections from 9/54 African, 11/35 American, 20/50 Asian, 2/14 Australian/Oceanian and 20/51 European countries. According to the findings of this review, the prevalence of hMPV infection ranges from 1.1 to 86% in children of less than 5 years of age globally. Presence of many hMPV genotypes (A1, A2, B1, B2) and sub-genotypes (A2a, A2b, A2c, B2a, B2b) suggests a rapid evolution of the virus with limited influence by time and geography. hMPV infection mostly affects children between 2 to 5 years of age. The virus is active throughout the year in the tropics and epidemics occur during the winter and spring in temperate climates, contributing to a substantial disease burden globally.
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- Maduja V M Divarathna
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Nandhini G, Sujatha S, Jain N, Dhodapkar R, Tamilarasu K, Krishnamurthy S, Biswal N. Prevalence of Human metapneumovirus infection among patients with influenza-like illness: Report from a Tertiary Care Centre, Southern India. Indian J Med Microbiol 2016; 34:27-32. [PMID: 26776115 DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.174117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Human metapneumovirus (HMPV), discovered in the 21st century, has emerged as an important cause of influenza-like illness in children and adults causing mild upper respiratory tract infection to severe bronchiolitis and community-associated pneumonia. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HMPV in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India, as part of National Influenza Surveillance Programme. MATERIALS AND METHODS From November 2011 to December 2013, a total of 447 nasopharyngeal samples were collected from patients with acute respiratory infections and tested for HMPV RNA by real-time polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS HMPV was identified in 23/447 (5%) samples with 11/23 in the age group of 14-30 years. Most of the HMPV infections were mild with no fatalities. Two patients were co-infected with the respiratory syncytial virus and one with influenza B virus. The seasonal distribution showed increasing HMPV infection cases in rainy months except for a peak in summer of 2012. Phylogenetic analysis based on the sequences of the nucleoprotein gene of one HMPV strain showed a high degree of sequence identity with Indian strains obtained during 2006 and 2011. CONCLUSION This study shows that HMPV infection is more common in adults than in children. Sequence homology suggests the circulation of closely related HMPV strains within the country.
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- Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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Human Metapneumovirus Pediatric Respiratory Infections: Comparing Direct Immunofluorescence versus Polymerase Chain Reaction. ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2016. [DOI: 10.5812/pedinfect.39830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A comparison of human metapneumovirus and respiratory syncytial virus WHO-defined severe pneumonia in Moroccan children. Epidemiol Infect 2015; 144:516-26. [PMID: 26143933 DOI: 10.1017/s095026881500151x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Acute respiratory infections remain the principal cause of morbidity and mortality in Moroccan children. Besides bacterial infections, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) are prominent among other viruses due to their high prevalence and association with severe clinical episodes. We aimed to describe and compare RSV- and hMPV-associated cases of WHO-defined severe pneumonia in a paediatric population admitted to Morocco's reference hospital. Children aged 2-59 months admitted to the Hôpital d'Enfants de Rabat, Morocco meeting WHO-defined severe pneumonia criteria were recruited during 14 months and thoroughly investigated to ascertain a definitive diagnosis. Viral prevalence of RSV, hMPV and other viruses causing respiratory symptoms was investigated in nasopharyngeal aspirate samples through the use of molecular methods. Of the 683 children recruited and included in the final analysis, 61/683 (8·9%) and 124/683 (18·2%) were infected with hMPV and RSV, respectively. Besides a borderline significant tendency for higher age in hMPV cases, patients infected with either of the viruses behaved similarly in terms of demographics, patient history, past morbidity and comorbidity, vaccination history, socioeconomic background and family environment. Clinical presentation on arrival was also similar for both viruses, but hMPV cases were associated with more severity than RSV cases, had a higher risk of intensive care need, and received antibiotic treatment more frequently. RSV and hMPV are common and potentially life-threatening causes of WHO-defined pneumonia in Moroccan children. Both viruses show indistinctive clinical symptomatology, but in Moroccan children, hMPV was associated with a more severe evolution.
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Molecular analysis of human metapneumovirus detected in patients with lower respiratory tract infection in upper egypt. Int J Microbiol 2014; 2014:290793. [PMID: 24669221 PMCID: PMC3941176 DOI: 10.1155/2014/290793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2013] [Revised: 11/10/2013] [Accepted: 11/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Introduction. Since 2001, when Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) was isolated in the Netherlands, the virus has been detected in several continents. Although reports have confirmed the prevalence of HMPV worldwide, data from Egypt remain limited. HMPV plays an important role in respiratory tract infections in individuals of all ages particularly in children. This study was aimed at estimating the prevalence of HMPV in patients with community-acquired lower respiratory infection in Upper Egypt and characterizing the circulating Egyptian HMPV strains for the first time. Materials and Methods. From 2005 to 2008, respiratory samples from 520 patients were analyzed for the presence of HMPV by real-time RT-PCR. Molecular and phylogenetic analyses were performed on partial fusion gene sequences of HMPV-positive patients. Results. HMPV-positive patients were detected in 2007-2008. The overall infection rate was 4%, while 57% of the patients were children. Sequence analysis demonstrated circulation of subgroup B viruses with predominance of lineage B2. Nucleotide sequence identity within lineage B1 was 98.8%–99.7% and higher than that in lineage B2 (94.3%–100%). Three new amino acid substitutions (T223N, R229K, and D280N) of lineage B2 were observed. Conclusion. HMPV is a major viral pathogen in the Egyptian population especially in children. During 2007-2008, predominantly HMPV B2 circulated in Upper Egypt.
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Beka H, Kilic A, Unuvar E, Onel M, Oguz F, Sidal M, Aslan S, Bozkaya E, Badur S, Agacfidan A. Frequency of common viruses in etiology of acute respiratory tract infections. Indian J Pediatr 2013; 80:91-6. [PMID: 23054853 PMCID: PMC7091294 DOI: 10.1007/s12098-012-0880-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2011] [Accepted: 08/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency rate of C. pneumoniae, rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza virus, metapneumovirus, adenovirus', parainfluenza virus and coronavirus in acute respiratory tract infections in children. METHODS One hundred nine pediatric patients having respiratory tract infections were included in this study. Real time PCR, DFA and cell culture method were used for detection of C. pneumoniae, RSV antigen and influenza virus respectively. Multiplex PCR was used for detection of other viruses. RESULTS No C. pneumoniae DNA was detected in the samples. Virus was detected in 43 cases from larynx swabs (43/109, 39.4 %). The frequency order of the viral agents detected were as follows; rhinoviruses 14.7 %, RSV B 7.3 %, influenza A 6.4 %, metapneumovirus 3.6 %, adenovirus 3.6 %, coronavirus 0.9 %, parainfluenzavirus type 3, 0.9 %, parainfluenzavirus type 4, 0.9 % and RSV A 0.9 %. Sensitivity of the PCR and DFA methods for the diagnosis of RSV infections were detected as 100 % and 100 %, respectively. Specificity of the PCR and DFA methods for RSV infections were detected as 97 % and 100 % respectively. Sensitivity of the PCR and cell culture methods for influenzavirus infections were detected as 100 % and 100 %, respectively. Specificity of the PCR and DFA methods for RSV infections were detected as 96 % and 100 % respectively. CONCLUSIONS Prevalence of viral agents was detected as 39.4 %. Influenza viruses and RSV were common. Metapneumovirus was also frequent (3.6 %). C. pneumoniae was not found to be a common agent for acute respiratory disease in children.
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- Hayati Beka
- Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Shafik CF, Mohareb EW, Yassin AS, Amin MA, El Kholy A, El-Karaksy H, Youssef FG. Viral etiologies of lower respiratory tract infections among Egyptian children under five years of age. BMC Infect Dis 2012; 12:350. [PMID: 23237512 PMCID: PMC3538156 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2012] [Accepted: 11/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) are responsible for a considerable number of deaths among children, particularly in developing countries. In Egypt and the Middle East region, there is a lack of data regarding the viral causes of LRTI. In this study, we aimed to identify the relative prevalence of various respiratory viruses that contribute to LRTIs in young children. Although, nucleic acid-based methods have gained importance as a sensitive tool to determine the viral infections, their use is limited because of their prohibitive cost in low-income countries. Therefore, we applied three different laboratory methods, and presented the different virus prevalence patterns detected by each method. Methods We collected nasopharyngeal aspirate samples, demographic data and, clinical data from 450 children under five years of age who presented with LRTI at Abou El Reesh hospital in Cairo during a one-year period. To identify the viral causes of the LRTI we used direct fluorescence assay, real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (rt-RT-PCR), and shell vial culture. We tested for eight major respiratory viruses. Results Two hundred sixty-nine patients (59.9%) had a viral infection, among which 10.8% had a co-infection with two or more viruses. By all three methods, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was the most predominant, and parainfluenza virus type 2 (HPIV-2), influenza B virus (FLUBV) were the least predominant. Other viral prevalence patterns differed according to the detection method used. The distribution of various viruses among different age groups and seasonal distribution of the viruses were also determined. Conclusions RSV and human adenovirus were the most common respiratory viruses detected by rt-RT-PCR. Co-infections were found to be frequent among children and the vast majority of co-infections were detected by nucleic acid-based detection assays.
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