Giuseppe
Emeritus
[Source: US National Library of Medicine, full page: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
Hong Kong Med J. 2012 Feb;18 Suppl 2:22-4.
Epidemiology of coronavirus-associated respiratory tract infections and the role of rapid diagnostic tests: a prospective study.
Woo PC, Yuen KY, Lau SK.
Source: Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, University Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China. pcywoo@hkucc.hku.hk
Abstract
1. Coronaviruses accounted for 1.6% (98/6272) of respiratory tract infections based on nasopharyngeal aspirate samples. 2. HCoV-OC43 was the most common coronavirus detected,followed by HCoV-NL63, CoVHKU1,and HCoV-229E. 3. Although CoV-HKU1 infections were most often associated with the upper respiratory tract, more severe illness (pneumonia,acute bronchiolitis, and asthmatic exacerbation) may occur, especially in those with underlying disease. In young children, CoV-HKU1 infection is associated with a high rate of febrile seizures (50%). 4. CoV-HKU1 and HCoV-OC43 infections peaked in winter, in contrast to HCoV-NL63, which mainly occurred in early summer and autumn, but was absent in winter. 5. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction is useful for the rapid diagnosis of coronavirus infections.
PMID: 22311356 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free full text
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Hong Kong Med J. 2012 Feb;18 Suppl 2:22-4.
Epidemiology of coronavirus-associated respiratory tract infections and the role of rapid diagnostic tests: a prospective study.
Woo PC, Yuen KY, Lau SK.
Source: Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, University Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China. pcywoo@hkucc.hku.hk
Abstract
1. Coronaviruses accounted for 1.6% (98/6272) of respiratory tract infections based on nasopharyngeal aspirate samples. 2. HCoV-OC43 was the most common coronavirus detected,followed by HCoV-NL63, CoVHKU1,and HCoV-229E. 3. Although CoV-HKU1 infections were most often associated with the upper respiratory tract, more severe illness (pneumonia,acute bronchiolitis, and asthmatic exacerbation) may occur, especially in those with underlying disease. In young children, CoV-HKU1 infection is associated with a high rate of febrile seizures (50%). 4. CoV-HKU1 and HCoV-OC43 infections peaked in winter, in contrast to HCoV-NL63, which mainly occurred in early summer and autumn, but was absent in winter. 5. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction is useful for the rapid diagnosis of coronavirus infections.
PMID: 22311356 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free full text
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