Prevalence of Respiratory Pathogens in Nasopharyngeal Swabs of Febrile Patients with or without Respiratory Symptoms in the Niakhar Area of Rural Senegal.

ABSTRACT: Acute respiratory tract infections are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. More data are needed on circulating respiratory microorganisms in different geographical areas and ecosystems. We analyzed nasopharyngeal swabs from 500 febrile patients living in the Niakhar area (Senegal), using FTD^TM multiplex qPCR and simplex qPCR to target a panel of 25 microorganisms. We detected at least one microorganism for 366/500 patients (73.2%), at least one virus for 193/500 (38.6%), and at least one bacterium for 324/500 (64.8%). The most frequently detected microorganisms were Streptococcus pneumoniae (36.8%), Haemophilus influenzae (35.8%), adenovirus (11.8%), influenza viruses (6.4%), rhinovirus (5.0%), SARS-CoV-2 (4.0%), and RSV (4.0%). The main

SUBMITTER: Ndiaye D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11357141 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature