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Risk factors for seasonal influenza virus detection in stools of patients consulting in general practice for acute respiratory infections in France, 2

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Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2017 Nov 16. doi: 10.1111/irv.12523. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Risk factors for seasonal influenza virus detection in stools of patients consulting in general practice for acute respiratory infections in France, 2014-2016.[/h] Minodier L[SUP]1[/SUP], Masse S[SUP]1[/SUP], Capai L[SUP]1[/SUP], Blanchon T[SUP]2,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Ceccaldi PE[SUP]4,[/SUP][SUP]5,[/SUP][SUP]6[/SUP], van der Werf S[SUP]5,[/SUP][SUP]7,[/SUP][SUP]8[/SUP], Hanslik T[SUP]9[/SUP], Charrel NR[SUP]10[/SUP], Falchi A[SUP]1[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]BACKGROUND:[/h] Previous studies reported detection of influenza RNA in stools of patients with seasonal influenza infection. While this detection may have a clinical significance, other factors may influence the stools positivity for influenza viruses.
[h=4]OBJECTIVES:[/h] The objective of this study was to investigate demographical, clinical and microbiological factors which could favour the presence of influenza viral RNA in the stools of patients with laboratory-confirmed influenza infection.
[h=4]METHODS:[/h] Acute respiratory infection (ARI) patients were enrolled by general practitioners (GP) during two winter seasons (2014-2016). Nasopharyngeal swabs, stool specimens and clinical data were collected. Samples were tested for 12 respiratory pathogen groups (nasopharyngeal and stool specimens) and for 12 enteric pathogens (stool specimens).
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] Among the 331 patients with ARI enrolled by GP, 114 (34.4%) presented influenza infection. Influenza RNA was detected in stool samples of 21% (24/114) of the 114 stool specimens analysed. Hospitalization [adjusted odds ratio(aOR)=7.8 (95% confidence interval (CI) [1.7-33.7], p=0.02), age between 45-64 years (aOR = 4.8 [1.7-14.5], p=0.01), consumption of raw shellfish and/or molluscs (aOR = 16.7 [3.6-90.9], p=0.00), and use of antibiotics (aOR = 6.4 [2.1-19.8], p=0.006) or antiviral treatment (aOR = 7.4 [1.9-29], p=0.01) were significantly associated with an increased odds of the detection of influenza RNA in stools. Among the 24 stool samples subjected to viral isolation, no one showed virus growth.
[h=4]CONCLUSIONS:[/h] These findings will be useful to studies investigating the dissemination route of influenza viruses to gastrointestinal tract. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Acute Respiratory Infection; Enteric Pathogens; Gastrointestinal Symptoms; General Practitioner; Influenza Virus; Stool samples

PMID: 29144593 DOI: 10.1111/irv.12523
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