Open AccessDetection of viral acute lower respiratory tract infection in hospitalized infants using real-time PCR
Author(s) -
Bassant Meligy,
Amal Sayed,
Dalia Kadry Ismail,
Dina Kamal,
Walaa Abdel-Latif,
Dina M. Erfan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
egyptian pediatric association gazette /egyptian pediatric association gazette
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-9942
pISSN - 1110-6638
DOI - 10.1016/j.epag.2015.11.005
Subject(s) - coinfection , medicine , rhinovirus , virus , pneumonia , human metapneumovirus , enterovirus , virology , respiratory tract , viral pneumonia , respiratory tract infections , respiratory system , disease , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Acute lower respiratory tract infection in children causes significant morbidity in the developing countries. Documentation of virus infection using PCR and clinical characteristics of patients affected with viral pneumonia are reviewed in this study.