Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Jul;24(7):1331-1334. doi: 10.3201/eid2407.180162.
Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Deceased Persons, Spain, 2017.
Navascu?s A, Casado I, P?rez-Garc?a A, Aguinaga A, Mart?nez-Baz I, Florist?n Y, Ezpeleta C, Castilla J.
Abstract
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.
KEYWORDS:
Influenza; Spain; cause of death; coronavirus; mortality; respiratory infections; respiratory syncytial virus; respiratory virus; viruses
PMID: 29912695 DOI: 10.3201/eid2407.180162
Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Deceased Persons, Spain, 2017.
Navascu?s A, Casado I, P?rez-Garc?a A, Aguinaga A, Mart?nez-Baz I, Florist?n Y, Ezpeleta C, Castilla J.
Abstract
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.
KEYWORDS:
Influenza; Spain; cause of death; coronavirus; mortality; respiratory infections; respiratory syncytial virus; respiratory virus; viruses
PMID: 29912695 DOI: 10.3201/eid2407.180162