Epidemiology characteristics of respiratory viruses found in children and adults with respiratory tract infections in southern China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization (WHO) ranks respiratory tract infection (RTI) as the second leading cause of death worldwide for children under 5 years of age. The aim of this work was to evaluate the epidemiology characteristics of respiratory viruses found in children and adults with RTI from July 2009 to June 2012 in southern China.

Methods

In this work, a total of 14 237 nasopharyngeal swabs (14 237 patients from 25 hospitals) were analyzed, and seven respiratory viruses (influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, adenovirus, human metapneumovirus, human coronavirus, human bocavirus) were detected using PCR/RT-PCR from nasopharyngeal swabs.

Results

The demographic characteristics, viral prevalence, age distribution, seasonal distri

SUBMITTER: Zhang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7110535 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature