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Respiratory syncytial virus infection in infants hospitalized with respiratory illness in northern Jordan. 1998

M M Meqdam, and M O Rawashdeh, and H Masaadeh, and A A Shurman, and N Abuharfeil
Department of Applied Biology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.

During the winter seasons of 1993 and 1994, a total of 256 nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPA) from infants aged less than 1 year old admitted to the pediatric ward of Princess Rahma Hospital, northern Jordan, with bronchiolitis and/or pneumonia, were tested for the presence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) using direct immunofluorescence assay (DFA) and cell culture (CC). Of the 256 specimens, 129 (50 per cent) were found positive by both DFA and CC, whereas 24 specimens (9 per cent) and 16 specimens (6 per cent) were found positive by DFA and CC, respectively. In an evaluation of the collected NPA specimens detected by DFA, a sensitivity of 89 per cent and a specificity of 78 per cent were demonstrated. These data suggest that virus isolation in CC is still important for the diagnosis of RSV, although DFA is a valuable, rapid diagnostic assay.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007597 Jordan A country in the MIDDLE EAST, northwest of Saudi Arabia, between Israel and Iraq. The capital is Amman.
D008297 Male Males
D011237 Predictive Value of Tests In screening and diagnostic tests, the probability that a person with a positive test is a true positive (i.e., has the disease), is referred to as the predictive value of a positive test; whereas, the predictive value of a negative test is the probability that the person with a negative test does not have the disease. Predictive value is related to the sensitivity and specificity of the test. Negative Predictive Value,Positive Predictive Value,Predictive Value Of Test,Predictive Values Of Tests,Negative Predictive Values,Positive Predictive Values,Predictive Value, Negative,Predictive Value, Positive
D012136 Respiratory Syncytial Viruses A group of viruses in the PNEUMOVIRUS genus causing respiratory infections in various mammals. Humans and cattle are most affected but infections in goats and sheep have also been reported. Chimpanzee Coryza Agent,Orthopneumovirus,RSV Respiratory Syncytial Virus,Chimpanzee Coryza Agents,Coryza Agent, Chimpanzee,Orthopneumoviruses,Respiratory Syncytial Virus,Syncytial Virus, Respiratory,Virus, Respiratory Syncytial
D012141 Respiratory Tract Infections Invasion of the host RESPIRATORY SYSTEM by microorganisms, usually leading to pathological processes or diseases. Respiratory System Infections,Upper Respiratory Tract Infection,Upper Respiratory Tract Infections,Infections, Respiratory,Infections, Respiratory Tract,Infections, Upper Respiratory,Infections, Upper Respiratory Tract,Respiratory Infections,Upper Respiratory Infections,Infection, Respiratory System,Infection, Respiratory Tract,Respiratory Infection, Upper,Respiratory System Infection,Respiratory Tract Infection
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D005260 Female Females
D006760 Hospitalization The confinement of a patient in a hospital. Hospitalizations

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