Respiratory Pathogens in Children 1 Month to 5 Years of Age Presenting With Undifferentiated Acute Respiratory Distress in 2 District-Level Hospitals in Ghana.

Patrick T Wilson , Frank Baiden , Joshua C Brooks , Katie M Giessler , Gavin Apio , Damien Punguyire , Rachel T Moresky , Justice Sylverken , Kwadwo Nyarko-Jectey , Harry Tagbor , Philip S LaRussa

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc

Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.

Published: September 2019

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Ghanaian children (2176) aged <5 years who presented with undifferentiated acute respiratory distress were tested for respiratory pathogens using a BioFire FilmArray polymerase chain reaction assay. Rhinovirus and/or enterovirus was detected in 36% of the assays, respiratory syncytial virus in 11%, and parainfluenza in 7%. Respiratory syncytial virus and metapneumovirus were detected more frequently in the rainy season than in the dry season.

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