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Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Deceased Persons, Spain, 2017

Navascues, Ana; Casado, Itziar; Perez-Garcia, Alejandra; Aguinaga, Aitziber; Martinez-Baz, Ivan; Floristan, Yugo; Ezpeleta, Carmen; Castilla, Jesus

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
2018
VL / 24 - BP / 1331 - EP / 1334
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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Gold DOAJ, Green published

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