Detection of parainfluenza virus in immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients in a tertiary hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Autor(es)

Sheila N Parmezan ^[1] ; Clarice Camargo ^[2] ; Aripuanã Watanabe ^[3] ; Patricio Godoy-Martínez ^[4] ; Celso Granato ^[5] ; Nancy Bellei ^[6]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Universidad Federal de São Paulo. Departamento de Medicina. Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas - Brasil

^[2] Universidad Federal de São Paulo. Departamento de Medicina. Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas - Brasil

^[3] Universidad Federal de São Paulo. Departamento de Medicina. Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas - Brasil

^[4] Universidad Austral de Chile. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Microbiología Clínica - Chile

^[5] Universidad Federal de São Paulo. Departamento de Medicina. Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas - Brasil

^[6] Universidad Federal de São Paulo. Departamento de Medicina. Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas - Brasil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Rev. chil. infectol.; v. 33, n. 5, p. 501-504, 2016-10-00.

Resumo

Parainfluenza virus infections (PIV) were evaluated in patients with mild and severe infections through real time PCR. One thousand and sixty-seven samples were collected from subjects as follows: 233 adult renal transplanted outpatients, 129 children with congenital heart disease, 381 with adult hematopoietic stem cell patients and 324 hospitalized patients suspected of influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 infection. PIV was detected in 74 (6.9%) samples. VPI-3 was the most frequent (60.8%) and a higher risk was observed for older adults (p = 0.018) and for those who were hematopoietic stem cell transplanted. Further studies are needed to understand the VPI role in patients' at risk for developing serious illness. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 10/11888-4 - Detecção de Parainfluenza tipos 1-4 por RT-PCR em tempo real em amostras respiratórias de populações distintas de São Paulo
• Beneficiário: Nancy Cristina Junqueira Bellei
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular