Survey of causative agents for acute respiratory infections among patients in Khartoum-State, Sudan, 2010-2011.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study was carried out to determine causative agents of acute respiratory illness of patients in Khartoum State, Sudan.

Methods

Four hundred patients experiencing respiratory infections within January-March 2010 and January-March 2011 were admitted at Khartoum Hospital and had their throat swab samples subjected to multiplex real-time RT-PCR to detect influenza viruses (including subtypes) and other viral agents. Isolation, nucleotide sequence and phylogenetic analysis on some influenza viruses based on the HA gene were done.

Results

Out of 400 patients, 66 were found to have influenza viruses (35, 27, 2, and 2 with types A, B, C, and A and B co-infections, respectively). Influenza viruses were detected in 28, 33 and 5 patients in the age groups <1, 1-1

SUBMITTER: Enan KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3831848 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature