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Castañeda, A., (2021). Prevalencia de Rinovirus en pacientes pediátricos con diagnóstico clínico de infección respiratoria aguda en Lima-Perú [Tesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)]. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/659147
Castañeda, A., Prevalencia de Rinovirus en pacientes pediátricos con diagnóstico clínico de infección respiratoria aguda en Lima-Perú [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC); 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/659147
@misc{renati/398680,
title = "Prevalencia de Rinovirus en pacientes pediátricos con diagnóstico clínico de infección respiratoria aguda en Lima-Perú",
author = "Castañeda Ribeyro, Ariana Marilia",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)",
year = "2021"
}
Introduction: Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI) are a very prevalent group of diseases, lower ARTI represent the fourth cause of death worldwide. In children, the two most usual agents are Rhinovirus (RV) and Syncytial respiratory virus (SRV). RV is responsible for most is related with lower respiratory tract infections. Scientists have identified three RV species (A, B, C), recent studies have reported that symptomatology and severity vary within RV species. Objective: Asses the prevalence of Rhinovirus on nasopharyngeal swab samples of children with clinical diagnosis of ARTI in Lima, Peru during 2009-2010. Materials and method: Retrospective study about nasopharyngeal swab on children, which were processed through RT-PCR technique to identify RV and its species. The study population was pediatric patients, with clinical diagnosis of ARTI, at Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia. This investigation project will be revised by the ethics committee from Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas. Results: RVA was detected in 10.26% of cases, RVB 16-67% and RVC in 73.9%. The most prevalent age group was the 0-5 months old. The most common signs and symptoms were cough, fever, rhinorrhea, and respiratory distress. The study found association between wheezing and RVA infection, cough, wheezing and conjunctival injection and RVC infection. There was a peak in RVC cases during the March, June, and November. Conclusion: We found a high prevalence for RVC infection, mainly in children between 0-5 months old. Monthly distribution showed an increase of RVC cases during March and June; epidemiological surveillance and longitudinal studies should be encouraged.
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