Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
مجله پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Med J Islam Repub Iran
Medical Sciences
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
2
journal2
1016-1430
2251-6840
8
10.18869/mjiri
14
8888
13
en
jalali
1396
11
1
gregorian
2018
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32
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online
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Frequency of human Parvovirus B19 among patients with respiratory infection in Iran
Virology
Virology
Original Research
Original Research
<p><strong>Background: </strong>Human parvovirus B19 was known as one of the possible cause of mild respiratory tract diseases in previous studies. However, there are some reports of acute obstructive respiratory disease and severe pneumonia. The purpose of current study was to assess the prevalence and clinical features of parvovirus B19 in respiratory infection.<br>
<strong> Methods:</strong> This study was conducted on 156 patients diagnosed with respiratory infection at the Iran University of Medical Sciences-affiliated hospitals. After extraction of viral DNA from swab samples, detection of parvovirus B19 was performed by real-time PCR assay.<br>
<strong> Results: </strong>In 156 patient’s samples, parvovirus B19 was found in 8 (5.1 %) cases including 5 males (5.9%) and 3 females (4.1%). The most common clinical symptoms were wheezing (100%), tachypnea (100%), fever (75%) and rhinorrhea/pharyngitis (75%).<br>
<strong> Conclusion: </strong>This is the first attempt to assess the prevalence of parvovirus B19 infection in Iranian patients with respiratory infection. The low frequency of parvovirus B19 detected in our study does not support the role of this virus in the development of respiratory infection. However, further studies are needed to better evaluate the etiological role of parvovirus B19 in respiratory infection.<br>
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Parvovirus B19, Real-time PCR, Respiratory infection, Iran
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http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2447-3&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Ahmad
Tavakoli
ahmad.tavakoli66@gmail.com
200319475328460037525
200319475328460037525
No
Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Hamidreza
Monavari
hrmonavari@yahoo.com
200319475328460037526
200319475328460037526
Yes
Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hamidreza
Mollaei
tavakoli@email.com
200319475328460037527
200319475328460037527
No
Department of Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Farah
Bokharaei-Salim
bokharaeifarah@gmail.com
200319475328460037528
200319475328460037528
No
Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Maryam
Esghaei
maryam.esghaei@gmail.com
200319475328460037529
200319475328460037529
No
Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hossein
Keyvani
keyvanlab@yahoo.com
200319475328460037530
200319475328460037530
No
Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hadi
Ghaffari
ghaffari1364@yahoo.com
200319475328460037531
200319475328460037531
No
Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.