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Editor, Senior Moderator
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2017 Feb 9. doi: 10.1007/5584_2016_182. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Co-infection with Influenza Viruses and Influenza-Like Virus During the 2015/2016 Epidemic Season.[/h] Szymański K[SUP]1[/SUP], Cieślak K[SUP]2[/SUP], Kowalczyk D[SUP]2[/SUP], Brydak LB[SUP]2[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Concerning viral infection of the respiratory system, a single virus can cause a variety of clinical symptoms and the same set of symptoms can be caused by different viruses. Moreover, infection is often caused by a combination of viruses acting at the same time. The present study demonstrates, using multiplex RT-PCR and real-time qRT-PCR, that in the 2015/2016 influenza season, co-infections were confirmed in patients aged 1 month to 90 years. We found 73 co-infections involving influenza viruses, 17 involving influenza viruses and influenza-like viruses, and six involving influenza-like viruses. The first type of co-infections above mentioned was the most common, amounting to 51 cases, with type A and B viruses occurring simultaneously. There also were four cases of co-infections with influenza virus A/H1N1/pdm09 and A/H1N1/ subtypes and two cases with A/H1N1/pdm09 and A/H3N2/ subtypes. The 2015/2016 epidemic season was characterized by a higher number of confirmed co-infections compared with the previous seasons. Infections by more than one respiratory virus were most often found in children and in individuals aged over 65.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Co-infections; Epidemic season; Influenza; Multiplex RT-PCR; Respiratory viruses; Viral infections
PMID: 28181195 DOI: 10.1007/5584_2016_182
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[h=1]Co-infection with Influenza Viruses and Influenza-Like Virus During the 2015/2016 Epidemic Season.[/h] Szymański K[SUP]1[/SUP], Cieślak K[SUP]2[/SUP], Kowalczyk D[SUP]2[/SUP], Brydak LB[SUP]2[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] Concerning viral infection of the respiratory system, a single virus can cause a variety of clinical symptoms and the same set of symptoms can be caused by different viruses. Moreover, infection is often caused by a combination of viruses acting at the same time. The present study demonstrates, using multiplex RT-PCR and real-time qRT-PCR, that in the 2015/2016 influenza season, co-infections were confirmed in patients aged 1 month to 90 years. We found 73 co-infections involving influenza viruses, 17 involving influenza viruses and influenza-like viruses, and six involving influenza-like viruses. The first type of co-infections above mentioned was the most common, amounting to 51 cases, with type A and B viruses occurring simultaneously. There also were four cases of co-infections with influenza virus A/H1N1/pdm09 and A/H1N1/ subtypes and two cases with A/H1N1/pdm09 and A/H3N2/ subtypes. The 2015/2016 epidemic season was characterized by a higher number of confirmed co-infections compared with the previous seasons. Infections by more than one respiratory virus were most often found in children and in individuals aged over 65.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Co-infections; Epidemic season; Influenza; Multiplex RT-PCR; Respiratory viruses; Viral infections
PMID: 28181195 DOI: 10.1007/5584_2016_182
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