Respiratory viral infection`s frequency and clinical outcome in symptomatic children with cancer: A single center experience from a middle-income country

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Sema Büyükkapu-BaySelim Badur

Abstract

Büyükkapu-Bay S, Kebudi R, Görgün Ö, Meşe S, Zülfikar B, Badur S. Respiratory viral infection`s frequency and clinical outcome in symptomatic children with cancer: A single center experience from a middle-income country. Turk J Pediatr 2018; 60: 653-659. In developing countries, acute respiratory tract infections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children, particularly in pediatric cancer patients. A majority of these illnesses are precipitated by viral infections. In our country, studies were conducted on the single respiratory viral infection in a pediatric hematology-oncology unit; however, the analysis of respiratory viral infections in children with cancer is lacking. The present study aimed to provide analysis of multiple respiratory viral infections and clinical outcome in children with cancer who receive chemotherapy and show signs and symptoms of respiratory tract infections. During January, 2014 and January, 2015 children with cancer under treatment who presented with respiratory tract infections were assessed for viruses by using multiplex real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR). Specimens were collected by nasal swabbing at in-patient and out-patient clinics. Overall, ...Continue Reading

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Jan 16, 2020·Pathogens·Cesar Martinez-Rodriguez, Ma Del Rocio Banos-Lara
Oct 16, 2020·Pediatric Blood & Cancer·Sema Buyukkapu Bay, Rejin Kebudi

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