Respiratory Pathogens in Children 1 Month to 5 Years of Age Presenting With Undifferentiated Acute Respiratory Distress in 2 District-Level Hospitals in Ghana.
Patrick T Wilson;
Frank Baiden;
Joshua C Brooks;
Katie M Giessler;
Gavin Apio;
Damien Punguyire;
Rachel T Moresky;
Justice Sylverken;
Kwadwo Nyarko-Jectey;
Harry Tagbor;
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Philip S LaRussa;
(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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