Open AccessSensitive Diagnostics Confirm That Influenza C is an Uncommon Cause of Medically Attended Respiratory Illness in Adults
Author(s) -
Natalie Nesmith,
John V. Williams,
Monika Johnson,
Yuwei Zhu,
Marie R. Griffin,
H. Keipp Talbot
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix471
Subject(s) - medicine , throat , respiratory system , respiratory illness , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , young adult , medical care , emergency medicine , surgery
Among 4200 adults who presented with acute respiratory symptoms at a variety of medical practice settings (November 2006 through May 2012), only 13 (0.3%) nasal/throat swabs were positive for influenza C. Influenza C was rarely associated with medical care visits in adults.
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