Acute Respiratory Infection by Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae in a Population of Older Adults in Colombia
| Autor: | Maria Juliana Silva Valencia, Jeanette Coriat Budik, Marylin Hidalgo Díaz, Nidi Lorena Corredor Cubides, Hugo Díez Ortega, Laura Bettin Torres, Juan Camilo Segura Salgero, Karent Juileth Beltrán Suárez, Maria Fernanda Gutiérrez Fernández, Lilia Patricia Guiza Forero, Pilar Rocio Vargas Chacón |
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| Jazyk: | Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista Universitas Medica, Vol 58, Iss 4 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2011-0839 0041-9095 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) is a heterogeneous group of viral and bacterial respiratory pathologies including Chlamydophila pneumoniae (CP) and Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) that are not routinely identified; these infections in the older adults have mortality rates 3 to 5 times higher than that recorded in other age groups. Methods: this study was conducted prospectively to determine the proportion of atypical bacterial pathogens in older adults with ARI in Bogotá. Microbiological diagnosis was determined by real-time PCR (qPCR) in samples of respiratory origin and serology for antibodies IgG, IgA and IgM to MP and CP. Results: A total of 71 patients were enrolled from 2012 to 2013. Upper respiratory infections were diagnosed in the 69% of patients and lower respiratory infections in 31%. MP was identified in 9.8% and CP in 8.5%. Conclusions: these findings indicated that CP and MP must be viewed as a significant etiological agent of ARI in older adults in Bogotá. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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