Sensitive Diagnostics Confirm That Influenza C is an Uncommon Cause of Medically Attended Respiratory Illness in Adults.

Nesmith, Natalie; Williams, John V; Johnson, Monika; Zhu, Yuwei; Griffin, Marie; Talbot, H Keipp · Clin Infect Dis · 2017

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

Among 4200 adults who presented with acute respiratory symptoms at a variety of medical practice settings (November 2006 through May 2012), only 13 (0.3%) nasal/throat swabs were positive for influenza C. Influenza C was rarely associated with medical care visits in adults.

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