Influenza virus prevalence in asymptomatic and symptomatic subjects during pandemic and postpandemic periods

• Published in: American journal of infection control Vol. 43; no. 5; pp. 460 - 464
• Main Authors: Melchior, Thaís Boim, Perosa, Ana Helena, Camargo, Clarice Neves, Granato, Celso, Bellei, Nancy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2015; Mosby-Year Book, Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Asymptomatic Diseases - epidemiology; Caregivers; Child; Child, Preschool; Children & youth; Disease transmission; Female; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infection; Infection Control; Infectious Disease; Influenza; Influenza, Human - epidemiology; Influenza, Human - virology; Male; Middle Aged; Orthomyxoviridae - isolation & purification; Pandemics; Polymerase chain reaction; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Real-time PCR; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; Respiratory virus; Risk factors; T cell receptors; Young Adult; Infection; Caregivers; Respiratory virus; Real-time PCR

In 2009, Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 had a major effect on global health, causing thousands of deaths. However, the results of asymptomatic infection in transmission has not been well studied. We analyzed asymptomatic influenza infection in individuals with different risk factors for acquiring influenza...