Detection of influenza virus in rectal swabs of patients admitted in hospital for febrile illnesses in Thailand.

Artit SangkakamPasin HemachudhaAbhinbhen W SarayaBenjamard Thaweethee-SukjaiThaniwan Cheun-AromAlice LatinneKevin J OlivalSupaporn Wacharapluesadee

Published in: SAGE open medicine (2021)

There is no correlation between influenza virus detection in rectal swab and gastrointestinal disturbances or disease severity, and there is currently insufficient evidence to support replicative ability in the gastrointestinal tract.

Keyphrases

loop mediated isothermal amplification
rectal cancer
real time pcr
label free
healthcare
acute care
drug induced