Title of article
Co-detection of bocavirus and bacteria in a respiratory specimen from a pregnant woman using multiplex real time PCR; a pathogenic role, or a bystander?
Author/Authors
Agin, Khosrow Department of Pulmonary and Heart Ward - Loqman Hakim Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Rezaee, Iman Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Heydarifard, Zahra Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Jazayeri, Mohammad Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Pages
3
From page
70
To page
72
Abstract
A pregnant woman presented by cough and dyspenia. Employing a respiratory multiplex real-time PCR, Human bocavirus
(HBoV), Haemophilus influenza and Staphylococcus aureus were positive at cycle thresholds (CTs) of 21, 35 and 33.5, respectively.
The patient was diagnosed for bacterial respiratory infection superimposed by bocavirus due to a relative high CT
value. Patient’s condition improved using bronchodilators and corticosteroid without any further antibiotic treatment. HBoV
is not exclusively a bystander pathogen in some patients.
Keywords
Multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction , Respiratory co-detection infections , Human bocavirus
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2020
Record number
2484802
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