1. Heterogenous pathogen profile associated with acute conjunctivitis in Nepal.
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Chaudhary, Meenu, Sitaula, Sanjeeta, Ruder, Kevin, Chen, Cindi, Zhong, Lina, Lu, Yu Heng, Abraham, Thomas, Yu, Danny, Hinterwirth, Armin, Lietman, Thomas M, Doan, Thuy, Seitzman, Gerami D, and Group, the SCORPIO Study
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SARS-CoV-2 ,CONJUNCTIVITIS ,RNA sequencing ,ALLERGIC conjunctivitis - Abstract
Background Infectious conjunctivitis is common in Nepal. Materials and Methods This prospective study recruited 60 patients with presumed acute infectious conjunctivitis from the B.P. Koirala Lions Center for Ophthalmic Studies in Kathmandu, Nepal. Swabs from the conjunctiva and anterior nares were processed for metagenomic RNA deep sequencing (RNA-seq). Results Pathogens were identified in 55% of cases. RNA viruses were the most common pathogen class identified. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 was the most common RNA virus identified. Conclusions Acute infectious conjunctivitis varies by location. Contrary to expectations, RNA viruses predominated. Repeat surveillance may be useful and RNA-seq allows for detection of the unexpected pathogen including RNA viruses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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