Abstract

SANCHEN CASAS, Alexis; ACOSTA HERRERA, Betsy; PINON RAMOS, Alexander  and  CORDERO RODRIGUEZ, Magaly. Viral isolations in children and adults with acute respiratory infections. MEDISAN [online]. 2014, vol.18, n.8, pp.1094-1100. ISSN 1029-3019.

Introduction: the acute respiratory infections constitute a group of diseases which vary from a common cold to serious bronchopulmonary processes. Among the causal agents there are the viruses, which are disseminated by the respiratory secretions. Objectives: to show the positivity of viral isolations in children and adults, alive or dead, with acute respiratory infections. Methods: a descriptive and observational study of 364 patients in Camagüey province admitted with the diagnosis of acute respiratory infections was carried out from January, 2011 to December, 2012. An epidemiological survey was filled and samples of nasopharyngeal exudates were taken from each sick person, or lung tissue biopsy were obtained in cases of deads. These were inoculated in transport media and they were referred to specialized centers to carry out the virological diagnosis. Results: of the total of patients with viral positivity, 221 were children (30.3%) and 143 adults (36.3%). Among the predominant viruses there were: rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial type A and influenza A (H1N1) pdm09. Conclusions: more than the fourth part of patients had respiratory virus and the child population was the most affected, with higher lethality and rhinovirus coinfections with other respiratory viruses

Keywords : child; adult; viral isolation; acute respiratory infection; virological diagnosis.

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