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Epidemiology of Respiratory Infections Caused by Atypical Bacteria in Two Kenyan Refugee Camps
- Source :
- Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
- Publication Year :
- 2011
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2011.
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Abstract
- Chlamydia pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Legionella spp. are common causes of atypical pneumonia; however, data about these atypical pathogens are limited in the refugee setting. Paired nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal specimens were collected from patients with respiratory illness presenting to healthcare centers in two refugee camps in Kenya. The specimens were tested for C. pneumoniae, M. pneumoniae, and Legionella spp. as well as eight respiratory viruses. Atypical pathogens were detected in 5.5% of the specimens of which 54% were co-infected with at least one of the eight viruses tested. Patients positive for atypical bacteria co-infected with virus were significantly more likely to have severe acute respiratory illness than patients infected with only atypical bacteria (P = 0.04). While the percentage of atypical pathogens identified was lower than expected, we found a significant relationship between atypical bacterial-viral co-infection and severity of disease in this refugee population.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Adolescent
Atypical bacteria
Epidemiology
Legionella
Population
Disease
medicine.disease_cause
Microbiology
Young Adult
medicine
Humans
Child
education
Respiratory Tract Infections
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Original Paper
Refugees
education.field_of_study
Atypical pneumonia
Chlamydia
biology
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Atypical Bacterial Forms
Infant
Middle Aged
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Kenya
respiratory tract diseases
PCR
Child, Preschool
Female
Refugee health
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15571920 and 15571912
- Volume :
- 14
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....64718eec2dcbf36da2aefc184577f772