Epidemiology of respiratory tract infections using multiplex PCR in a Japanese acute care hospital during the COVID19 pandemic

Introduction: We aimed to investigate the epidemiology of respiratory infections by season and age during the COVID-19 pandemic in a Japanese acute care hospital using multiplex PCR testing. Methods: We detected 21 pathogens in specimens from outpatients with respiratory symptoms at the Nara Prefect...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Kitagawa, Taito Kitano, Madoka Furumori, Soma Suzuki, Yui Shintani, Yuki Suzuki, Akiyo Nakano, Ryuichi Nakano, Atsuko Nishiyama, Sayaka Yoshida, Hisakazu Yano, Koichi Maeda, Fumihiko Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023016316