Viral etiology of acute exacerbations of COPD in Hong Kong.
Viral etiology of acute exacerbations of COPD in Hong Kong.
复制标题
香港COPD急性加重的病毒病因。
作者:
Ko FW;Ip M;Chan PK;Chan MC;To KW;Ng SS;Chau SS;Tang JW;Hui DS
Viral respiratory infections may precipitate acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD). However, little is known about viral etiology related to AECOPD in Asia. We aimed to study the viral etiology of AECOPD in Hong Kong. Patients admitted to an acute hospital in Hong Kong with AECOPD were recruited prospectively from May 1, 2004, to April 30, 2005. Nasopharyngeal aspirate was collected and assessed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and viral culture. Spirometry was performed in the stable phase at 2 to 3 months after hospital discharge. There were 262 episodes of AECOPD among 196 patients (mean age, 75.7 ± 7.7 years [± SD]; 160 men). Mean FEV1 was 39.6 ± 18.9% of predicted normal, and FEV1/FVC ratio was 58.0 ± 15.2%. Fifty-eight episodes (22.1%) yielded positive viral PCR results. The viruses identified were influenza A (7.3%), coronavirus OC43 (4.6%), rhinovirus (3.1%), influenza B (2.7%), and respiratory syncytial virus (2.3%). The diagnostic yield of viral identification by PCR was 2.7 times higher than that based on conventional viral culture. The rates of identifying a positive viral etiology by PCR were similar among the subjects with FEV1 ≥ 50%, ≥ 30 to 50%, and < 30% of predicted normal. Viral infection appeared to have no effect on subsequent readmissions or mortality rate over a study period of 1 year Influenza A and two less-attended viruses, coronavirus OC43 and rhinovirus, were the common etiologic agents in patients hospitalized with AECOPD in Hong Kong. These should be considered in developing diagnostic and intervening strategies pertaining to AECOPD.
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影响因子:
3.1
作者:
Bellau-Pujol S;Vabret A;Legrand L;Dina J;Gouarin S;Petitjean-Lecherbonnier J;Pozzetto B;Ginevra C;Freymuth F
通讯作者:
Freymuth F
影响因子:
5
作者:
Medina-Ramón, M;Zanobetti, A;Schwartz, J
通讯作者:
Schwartz, J
影响因子:
12.7
作者:
Coiras, MT;Aguilar, JC;Pérez-Breña, P
通讯作者:
Pérez-Breña, P
影响因子:
120.7
作者:
Dominici, F;Peng, RD;Samet, JM
通讯作者:
Samet, JM
DOI:
10.1164/ajrccm.162.1.9911019
发表时间:
2000-07-01
影响因子:
24.7
作者:
Greenberg, SB;Allen, M;Atmar, RL
通讯作者:
Atmar, RL