| Title | Respiratory Pathogens in Children 1 Month to 5 Years of Age Presenting With Undifferentiated Acute Respiratory Distress in 2 District-Level Hospitals in Ghana. | ||
| Author | Wilson, Patrick T; Baiden, Frank; Brooks, Joshua C; Giessler, Katie M; Apio, Gavin; Punguyire, Damien; Moresky, Rachel T; Sylverken, Justice; Nyarko-Jectey, Kwadwo; Tagbor, Harry; LaRussa, Philip S | ||
| Journal | J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc | Publication Year/Month | 2019-Sep |
| PMID | 30189029 | PMCID | PMC7107477 |
| Affiliation + expend | 1.Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York. | ||
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.