目的调查北京地区成人上呼吸道感染患者中人冠状病毒(HCoV—OC43)的感染状况,了解HCoV.OC43的流行分布和临床表现特点。方法针对主要结构蛋白S与N分别设计引物,建立两套一步法逆转录PCR检测方法,并对559份采集自2011年1月至2012年1月北京地区成人呼吸道感染患者的鼻咽拭子标本进行HCoV-0C43筛查;同时对阳性标本进行常见呼吸道病毒的共感染筛查,并进一步分析HCoV.OC43感染的流行病学和临床表现特点。结果559例鼻咽拭子样本中检测出HCoV.OC43阳性70例(12.52%,95%可性区间:9.78%~15.26%);秋季是其流行季节,而性别和各年龄段(青年,中年和老年)HCoV.0C43的发病率没有差异;HCoV一0C43感染患者的临床表现主要是发热、咽痛、头痛、咳嗽、鼻塞、流涕等,其中8例患者出现呕吐或腹泻,鼻塞是HCoV一0C43感染的特异性临床表现;有25例(35.71%,25/70,95%可性区间:24.49%-46.93%)与其他常见呼吸道病毒共感染。结论采用双靶标核酸检测方法与鼻咽拭子检查结果表明,近年北京地区成人急性呼吸道感染患者中HCoV-OC43检出率为12.52%。
Objective To evaluate the prevalence and clinical features of human Coronavirus OC43 (HCoV-OC43) in adult patients with acute respiratory infections (ARI) in Beijing. Methods Nasopharyngeal swab specimens were collected from 559 adult patients with ARI. HCoV-OC43 infection was detected using two sets of OneStep reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction ( OneStep RT-PCR) , which targeted the spike and nucleocapsid coding region. Results The prevalence of HCoV-OC43 was 12.52% (95% CI: 9.78%-15.26% ), and the epidemic peak was in autumn. The dominant clinical presentations of HCoV-OC43 were fever, sore throat, headache, cough, nasal stuffiness, nasal discharge, and so on; 8 patients showed gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting. Statistically, nasal stuffiness was the most representative clinical presentation. Coinfection of HCoV-OC43 with other respiratory viruses was shown to be 35.71% (25/70, 95% CI: 24.49%-46.93%). Conclusion With sensitive molecular detection techniques and nasopharyngeal swabs, high rate of HCoV-OC43 infection was achieved in adult patients with ARI in Beijing.