The Prevalence of Human Metapneumovirus among Children with Acute Respiratory Tract Infection in North Kordofan State, Sudan

• 作者: Huzifa Abdalla Abdelrahman Ahmed Mudathir Abdallah Adam Nassreldeen Khalid Abdelrahman
• 来源期刊: 美国分子生物学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Human Metapneumovirus Respiratory Tract Infection Real Time SUDAN
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（4）
• 页码范围: 259-264
• 页数: 6页
• 分类号: R72

摘要

<strong>Objective: </strong>To determine the prevalence of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) among children with acute respiratory tract infection and the correlation between (hMPV) and age group. <strong>Methods: </strong>This prospective, descriptive cross-sectional hospital-based study is carried out from January to May 2019 among children from under five years old who were admitted to El-Obeid pediatric teaching Hospital, North kordofan, Sudan with acute respiratory tract infection. <strong>Results: </strong>Fifty hospitalized children with acute respiratory tract infection were enrolled in the study. Two of these (4%) were tested positive for (hMPV) in the age group (7 months - 2 years) old. Moreover, the study showed no significant correlation between infection with (hMPV) and age.