Abstract

CHAVEZ GONZALEZ, Niuvis; SANCHEZ PEREZ, Yusleidys; ELIAS MONTES, Yelenis  and  MONTES DE OCA ALEMAN, Cristina. New Emerging Respiratory Virus Diagnosed by Nasopharyngeal Swab. CCM [online]. 2014, vol.18, n.2, pp.248-258. ISSN 1560-4381.

Introduction: acute respiratory infections are a leading cause of consultation in health services. Objective: to identify the epidemiological characteristics and clinical infections caused by newly emerging respiratory virus. Method: a descriptive epidemiological study of case series was performed in children under 15 years admitted to the Luis Angel Milanés Tamayo Pediatric Teaching Hospital of Bayamo, Granma, from December 1st, 2010 to December 31st, 2011. The universe comprised 144 patients with the diagnosis of acute respiratory infection, with and nasopharyngeal sampling. The sample was composed of 119 cases with isolate positive virus. Results: the age group between 1-4 years (47.08 %) predominated as well as male sex (55.46 %). Malnutrition occurred in 48 children (40.33 %) and exposure to smoking in 59 patients (49.57 %). The emerging respiratory viruses found were metapneumovirus and bocavirus 12 cases respectively. Conclusions: children under 5 years with risk factors such as malnutrition and passive exposure to cigarette smoke were the most affected by these viral agents. Rhinovirus, respiratory and rincitial virus A H1N1 influenza showed a seasonal circulation.

Keywords : viral infections; emerging; nasopharyngeal swab.

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