Respiratory Pathogens in Children 1 Month to 5 Years of Age Presenting With Undifferentiated Acute Respiratory Distress in 2 District-Level Hospitals in Ghana.
Wilson, PT; Baiden, F; Brooks, JC; Giessler, KM; Apio, G; Punguyire, D; Moresky, RT; Sylverken, J; Nyarko-Jectey, K; Tagbor, H; +1 more...LaRussa, PS and
(2018)
Respiratory Pathogens in Children 1 Month to 5 Years of Age Presenting With Undifferentiated Acute Respiratory Distress in 2 District-Level Hospitals in Ghana.
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 8 (4).
pp. 361-364.
ISSN 2048-7193
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piy090
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.
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