Adenovirus-Associated Influenza-Like Illness among College Students, Pennsylvania, USA

Among students with influenza-like illness at a Pennsylvania college student health center during 2016–2017, 44 (15%) of 288 with respiratory specimens tested positive for human adenovirus (HAdV). HAdV-3, -7, and -4 predominated, and types clustered temporally. HAdV infection should be considered am...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Biggs, Holly M., Lu, Xiaoyan, Dettinger, Lisa, Sakthivel, Senthilkumar, Watson, John T., Boktor, Sameh W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6199975/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30334721
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2411.180488
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Sumario:Among students with influenza-like illness at a Pennsylvania college student health center during 2016–2017, 44 (15%) of 288 with respiratory specimens tested positive for human adenovirus (HAdV). HAdV-3, -7, and -4 predominated, and types clustered temporally. HAdV infection should be considered among college students with acute respiratory illness.

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