Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Deceased Persons, Spain, 2017
Título
Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Deceased Persons, Spain, 2017
Autor
Ana Navascués, Itziar Casado, Alejandra Pérez-García, Aitziber Aguinaga, Iván Martínez-Baz, Yugo Floristán, Carmen Ezpeleta, Jesús Castilla
Descripción
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.
Fecha
2018
Materia
influenza, respiratory virus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, coronavirus, Mortality, cause of death
Identificador
DOI: 10.3201/eid2407.180162
Fuente
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Editor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cobertura
Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine
Idioma
EN
Archivos
Colección
Citación
Ana Navascués, Itziar Casado, Alejandra Pérez-García, Aitziber Aguinaga, Iván Martínez-Baz, Yugo Floristán, Carmen Ezpeleta, Jesús Castilla, “Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Deceased Persons, Spain, 2017,” SOCICT Open, consulta 21 de abril de 2026, https://socictopen.socict.org/items/show/2054.
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