Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Deceased Persons, Spain, 2017.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 24(7): 1331-1334, 2018 07.
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| ID: mdl-29912695
ABSTRACT
During the 2016-17 influenza season in Spain, we tested specimens from 57 elderly deceased persons for respiratory viruses. Influenza viruses were detected in 18% of the specimens and any respiratory virus in 47%. Only 7% of participants had received a diagnosis of infection with the detected virus before death.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções Respiratórias
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Viroses
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article