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Virus Saluran Pernapasan yang Paling Banyak Ditemukan Pada Anak Balita Pasien SARI (Severe Acute Respiratory Infections)
Background: In children, 50% respiratory infection was caused by viruses. This research was aimed to identify type of viruses causing respiratory infection among SARI patients under five years old in several regions in Indonesia.
Methods: Study design of this reserach was prospective study using survey and laboratory analysis.
Data was being collected from SARI surveillance. There were 215 throat specimens from 350 children under five years old patients. Specimens were collected from March 2008 to December 2008. To detect viruses in the respiratory tract, this research used Multiplex Bead Array Assay technique.
Results : Among 215 specimens tested, 91 specimens (40.12%) were positive respiratory viruses. In children under 1 year old, Coxsakie and Enterovirus (8. 72%) were two viruses that mostly detected. In children aged 2 to 3 years old, the virus that mostly found was Respiratory Syncytial virus. And in children aged 4 to 5 years old, Entero and Rhinovirus were mostly found (14.29%). Based on the distribution of respiratory viruses in hospital, there were two peaks shown in the graphs. Firstly, Entero and Rhinovirus were high in Kupang and DKl Jakarta. Secondly, Respiratory Syncytial virus was found high in Kupang, Semarang, and DKl Jakarta.
Conclusions : Respiratory Syncytiql, Coxsakie, Enterovirus, and Entero Rhinovirus were mostly identified in SARI Patients under five years old.
Keywords: respiratory viruses, SARI, children under five years
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