PCR Detection of Respiratory Pathogens in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Adults

• Published in: Journal of clinical microbiology Vol. 57; no. 1
• Main Authors: Sundell, Nicklas, Andersson, Lars-Magnus, Brittain-Long, Robin, Sundvall, Pär-Daniel, Alsiö, Åsa, Lindh, Magnus, Gustavsson, Lars, Westin, Johan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society for Microbiology 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Aged; Allmänmedicin; Asymptomatic Infections - epidemiology; Bacteria - genetics; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Epidemiology; Female; General Medicine; Humans; Infectious Medicine; Infektionsmedicin; Male; Middle Aged; Nasopharynx - microbiology; Nasopharynx - virology; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Respiratory Tract Infections - diagnosis; Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology; Respiratory Tract Infections - microbiology; Respiratory Tract Infections - virology; Risk Factors; Sweden - epidemiology; Viruses - genetics; Viruses - isolation & purification; Sweden; respiratory pathogens; respiratory viruses; virology

The frequency of viral respiratory pathogens in asymptomatic subjects is poorly defined. The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of respiratory pathogens in the upper airways of asymptomatic adults, compared with a reference population of symptomatic patients sampled in the same centers...