The role of molecular diagnosis in acute respiratory tract infection.
The role of molecular diagnosis in acute respiratory tract infection.
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分子诊断在急性呼吸道感染中的作用。
DOI:
10.1016/j.resinv.2019.06.007
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发表时间:
2019
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Yanagihara K
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作者:
Ogami C;Tsuji Y;To H;Yamamoto Y;Yanagihara K
Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although ARTIs are usually more severe in children, the elderly and immunocompromised patients, as well as individuals from all populations and age groups are susceptible. These infections have a significant impact on medical office and emergency department (ED) visits, antimicrobial prescriptions, hospitalizations, and lost time from work and school. ARTIs are further classified into acute upper respiratory tract infection (URTI), acute bronchitis, or pneumonia. The diagnosis of ARTIs except pneumonia is largely based on clinical signs and symptoms, because virusesdthe most common causative pathogens of URTI and acute bronchitisdare difficult to detect. Antibiotics have been prescribed in many patients with URTI or acute bronchitis. Nevertheless, the inappropriate prescription of antibiotics promotes antibiotic resistance. Therefore, these viruses should be detected, preferably by using rapid antigen determination tests. However, the sensitivity of these tests is relatively low. To improve the sensitivity in detecting these viruses, the nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) can be used. The NAAT has been developed for various viruses and could detect multiple targets. Despite these advantages, the use of the NAAT has been infrequent because of its complicated procedures and difficulty in performing it at community hospitals. In the past few years, several fully automated platforms for the NAAT have been developed. These platforms allow for simple testing, provide rapid results, and can be used as assays for detecting multiple organisms in a single sample. One of the representative devices, the FilmArray® Respiratory Panel (RP), targets 19 organisms, including adenovirus; influenza A viruses H1, 2009H1, H3 (FluA-H1, FluA-2009H1, and FluA-H3, respectively), and FluB; parainfluenza virus types 1 to 4 (Para 1e4); coronaviruses 229E, HKU1, OC43, and NL63 (Cov-HKU1, NL63, 229E, and OC43, respectively); human metapneumovirus (hMPV); respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); human rhinovirus/enterovirus (Rhino/Entero); as well as Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Bordetella pertussis.