objectives we assessed the prevalence of three common viruses including; respiratory syncytial virus (rsv), human rhinovirus (hrv), and human metapneumovirus (hmpv), in children with acute wheezing. patients and methods ninety six wheezy children, 48 males (50%) and 48 females (50%)under the age of 5 years, were enrolled in the study. all patients visited as outpatients or inpatients when refer...

background :respiratory viruses are the leading cause of respiratory tract infections among children and are responsible for causing morbidity and mortality worldwide. this study was performed to detect viruses in children with respiratory infections and describe their epidemiology and clinical characteristics.   methods : in this descriptive cross sectional study, throat swabs and wash specime...

background the annual hajj pilgrimage to mecca brings over two million people together in a small confined area. respiratory involvement is the most common disease during this ceremony, and up to now no unique cause has been identified. the present study was conducted to determine the incidence and types of respiratory diseases and their associated etiologic agents. materials and methods during...

conclusions crs is a common disease with negative effects on the quality of patients’ lives. this study showed the high prevalence of these two common respiratory viruses in patients with crs. background chronic rhinosinusitis (crs) is one of the most common chronic illnesses, but the etiology and pathogenesis of crs are not well understood. few studies have been carried out on the role of viru...

conclusions: this study indicates that rsv is a substantial cause of respiratory tract infection in infants less than 2 years old. rt-pcr offers a rapid method for detection of rsv in hospitalized children with lrti. results: during the study period, 9 children had a positive result for rsv infection. the median age of these patients was 10 months. bronchiolitis was the clinical diagnosis of pa...

conclusions multiplex sybr green real-time pcr is a rapid and relatively inexpensive method for detection of respiratory viruses. results application of the multiplex sybr green real-time pcr in clinical samples from 172 patients in a one-year study resulted in detection of 19 (11.04%) piv3, 9 (5.23%) piv4, and 1 (0.58%) coronavirus nl63. all the positive samples were detected during december t...

background upper respiratory tract infections (urti) in children are the most frequent reasons for visiting a family doctor, commonly resulting in inappropriate prescription of antibiotics. in underdeveloped countries, a viral respiratory tract infection may be followed by serious complications. more than 200 viral species are associated with respiratory tract diseases in humans and this number...

  Background :Respiratory viruses are the leading cause of respiratory tract infections among children and are responsible for causing morbidity and mortality worldwide. This study was performed to detect viruses in children with respiratory infections and describe their epidemiology and clinical characteristics.   Methods : In this descriptive cross sectional study, throat swabs and wash speci...