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Co-Detection of Bocavirus and Bacteria in a Respiratory Specimen From a Pregnant Woman Using Multiplex Real Time Pcr; a Pathogenic Role, or a Bystander? Publisher



Agin K1 ; Rezaee I2 ; Heydarifard Z2 ; Jazayeri SM2
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  1. 1. Department of Pulmonary and Heart Ward, Loqman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Clinical Virology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Iranian Journal of Microbiology Published:2020


Abstract

A pregnant woman presented by cough and dyspenia. Employing a respiratory multiplex real-time PCR, Human bocavirus (HBoV), Haemophilus influenza and Staphylococcus aureus were positive at cycle thresholds (CTs) of 21, 35 and 33.5, respectively. The patient was diagnosed for bacterial respiratory infection superimposed by bocavirus due to a relative high CT value. Patient’s condition improved using bronchodilators and corticosteroid without any further antibiotic treatment. HBoV is not exclusively a bystander pathogen in some patients. © 2020, Tehran University of Medical Science. All rights reserved.
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