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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Specific viruses detected in Nigerian children in association with acute respiratory disease
Journal of Tropical Medicine, Article 690286, Year 2011
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Occurrence of different viruses in acute respiratory tract infections of Nigerian children was examined. Respiratory swabs were collected from 246 children referred to hospital clinics because of acute respiratory symptoms from February through May 2009. Validated real-time RT-PCR techniques revealed nucleic acids of at least one virus group in 189 specimens (77%). Human rhinoviruses and parainfluenza viruses were present each in one third of the children. Adenoviruses, enteroviruses, human metapneumovirus, human bocavirus, and influenza C virus were also relatively common. Possibly due to their seasonal occurrence, influenza A and B virus, and respiratory syncytial virus were detected rarely. We conclude that all major groups of respiratory tract viruses are causing illness in Nigerian children. Copyright © 2011 Oluwabukola M. Akinloye et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Akinloye, Olubukola
Finland, Helsinki
Terveyden ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos
Nigeria, Ago-iwoye
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Rönkkö, Esa
Finland, Helsinki
Terveyden ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos
Savolainen-Kopra, Carita
Finland, Helsinki
Terveyden ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos
Ziegler, Thedi
Finland, Helsinki
Terveyden ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos
Iwalokun, Bamidele Abiodun
Nigeria, Ago-iwoye
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Deji-Agboola, Mope A.
Nigeria, Ago-iwoye
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Oluwadun, Afolabi C.
Nigeria, Ago-iwoye
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Roivainen, Merja M.
Finland, Helsinki
Terveyden ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos
Adu, Festus Doyin
Nigeria, Ibadan
University of Ibadan
Hovi, Tapani
Finland, Helsinki
Terveyden ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos
Statistics
Citations: 44
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1155/2011/690286
ISSN:
16879686
e-ISSN:
16879694
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health