ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2019
PCR Detection of Respiratory Pathogens in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Adults.
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- The differential burden of acute rhinovirus infections in children with underlying conditions.PloS one · 2025Article
- Common cold viruses circulating in children threaten wild chimpanzees through asymptomatic adult carriers.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Influence of Microbiota on Clinical Expressions of Respiratory Viral Infections.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
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Abstract
The frequency of viral respiratory pathogens in asymptomatic subjects is poorly defined. The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of respiratory pathogens in the upper airways of asymptomatic adults, compared with a reference population of symptomatic patients sampled in the same centers during the same period. Nasopharyngeal (NP) swab samples were prospectively collected from adults with and without ongoing symptoms of respiratory tract infection (RTI) during 12 consecutive months, in primary care centers and hospital emergency departments, and analyzed for respiratory pathogens by a PCR panel detecting 16 viruses and four bacteria. Altogether, 444 asymptomatic and 75 symptomatic subjects completed sampling and follow-up (FU) at day 7. In the asymptomatic subjects, the detection rate of viruses was low (4.3%), and the most common virus detected was rhinovirus (3.2%).
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