2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Establishment of gene detection system for multiple respiratory viruses and analysis its prevalence and association with encephalopathy or encephalitis.
| Project/Area Number |
21790600
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Public health/Health science
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| Research Institution | Osaka City Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences |
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Principal Investigator |
KAIDA Atsushi Osaka City Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences, 研究員 (50372131)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | 地域保健 / 乳幼児呼吸器感染症 |
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| Research Abstract |
Many pathogens have been reported to associate with acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs). In this study, we established 18 respiratory viruses detection system using multiplex real-time PCR. We surveyed respiratory viruses especially for children with ARTIs. The results showed that (1) a total of respiratory virus positive specimens, the co-detected viruses occupied approximately 45%, (2) the specimens co-detected with multiple viruses showed high proportion mainly in spring during the 1-year-study. Continued surveillance is needed to clarify the role and physiological importance of co-detected viruses in ARTIs.
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