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Co-detection of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus and Other Respiratory Pathogens

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Volume 16, Number 12?December 2010
Dispatch
Co-detection of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus and Other Respiratory Pathogens

Kassi Koon, Catherine M. Sanders, Comments to Author Jessica Green, Leslie Malone, Holly White, Delineliz Zayas, Rebecca Miller, Stanley Lu, and Jian Han
Author affiliations: HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, Alabama, USA (K. Koon, C.M. Sanders, J. Han); and Diatherix Laboratories, Huntsville (J. Green, L. Malone, H. White, D. Zayas, R. Miller, S. Lu)


Abstract
From May through October 2009, a total of 10,624 clinical samples from 23 US states were screened for multiple respiratory pathogen gene targets. Of 3,110 (29.3%) samples positive for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus, 28% contained >1 other pathogen, most commonly Staphylococcus aureus (14.7%), Streptococcus pneumoniae (10.2%), and Haemophilus influenzae (3.5%).

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http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/16/12/1976.htm
 
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