Sensitive Diagnostics Confirm That Influenza C is an Uncommon Cause of Medically Attended Respiratory Illness in Adults

Among 4200 adults who presented with acute respiratory symptoms at a variety of medical practice settings (November 2006 through May 2012), only 13 (0.3%) nasal/throat swabs were positive for influenza C. Influenza C was rarely associated with medical care visits in adults.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nesmith, Natalie, Williams, John V, Johnson, Monika, Zhu, Yuwei, Griffin, Marie, Talbot, H Keipp
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
Materias:
Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5850529/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28541414
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix471
Descripción
Sumario:Among 4200 adults who presented with acute respiratory symptoms at a variety of medical practice settings (November 2006 through May 2012), only 13 (0.3%) nasal/throat swabs were positive for influenza C. Influenza C was rarely associated with medical care visits in adults.

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