Viral Respiratory Infections as a Contributing Factor in Community-Acquire Pneumonia in Egyptian Patients/Single Center Experience/Cairo University Hospitals (Cuh) 2010-2014

Abstract

PURPOSE: data about pneumonia caused by respiratory viral infections in Egypt are limited .This study described the epidemiological pattern and outcome of pneumonia cases caused by viruses between 2010-2014. METHODS: SARI surveillance was carried out at CUH during the period 2010-2014. All hospitalized adults and pediatric patients meeting the WHO case definition criteria for SARI were enrolled. Nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal swabs were collected and samples were tested using reverse transcription-PCR for influenza A, B, respiratory syncytial virus, human metapneumovirus, parainfluenza viruses 1, 2, 3, 4, adenovirus, human bocavirus, coronavirus, enterovirus, rhinovirus, and atypical bacteria (Mycoplasma spp., Chlamydia spp., and Legionella spp.).CXR was done withing 24 hours from admission. follow up clinical course over the period of admission was conducted.