Detección de anticuerpos contra agentes virales y bacterias atípicas en el suero de pacientes con infección respiratoria, Estado Zulia- Venezuela, periodo 2005 – 2010
| Autor: | Bermúdez F John Emmanuel, Gotera Z Jennifer Lucila, Mavares M Alibeth Rossana, Calles U Andrés David, Paredes L Cristina Rose, Pirela I Dariana Paoly, Duran M Anyelo Alberto, Valero C Nereida Josefina |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Kasmera, Vol 42, Iss 2, Pp 141-155 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0075-5222 2477-9628 |
| Popis: | Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the presence of serum antibodies against respiratory viruses and atypical bacteria in patients with respiratory infections in the State of Zulia, Venezuela, between January 2005 and December 2010. Two-hundred eighty-three (283) serum samples from those patients were analyzed. Patients were classified according to age as: 1 to 23 months, 2 to 6 years, 7 to 14, 15 to 19, 20 to 40, 41 to 64 and 65 years old and over. Seric IgM against viral agents (Adenovirus, Parainfluenza 1, 2, 3, Influenza A and B and respiratory syncytial virus: RSV) and atypical bacteria (Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila serotype 1, Coxiella burnetii and Chlamydophila pneumoniae) were determined by indirect immunofluorescence. Of the 283 samples, 113 were seropositive; no co-infections were found. The most frequently found agent was RSV (27/113; 23.89%; p |
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