Respiratory virus detection in the upper respiratory tract of asymptomatic, community-dwelling older people

Respiratory virus detection in the upper respiratory tract of asymptomatic, community-dwelling older people

Abstract Background The prevalence of virus positivity in the upper respiratory tract of asymptomatic community-dwelling older people remains elusive. Our objective was to investigate the prevalence of respiratory virus PCR positivity in asymptomatic community-dwelling older people using saliva samp...

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Main Authors: Ikkoh Yasuda, Motoi Suzuki, Haruka Maeda, Mayumi Terada, Eiichiro Sando, Chris Fook Sheng Ng, Hirono Otomaru, Lay-Myint Yoshida, Konosuke Morimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Prevalence
Respiratory virus
Polymerase chain reaction
Asymptomatic
Community-dwelling
Older people
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07355-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07355-w

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