Sentence examples for virus carriage from inspiring English sources

In this case-control study, Thursz et al. showed that HBV virus carriage was significantly increased amongst cases of severe malaria compared to matched controls.

In a study performed between 1997 and 2001, [10] the prevalence of chronic Hepatitis B Virus carriage was of 18% in men and 10% in women (p = 0.05) with a risk of liver cancer 2.6 (95% CI, [1.5 4.6]) fold higher in men than in women.

Recovery may be followed by muscle pains and prolonged virus carriage.

Main outcome measure Frequency of bacteria and virus carriage in airway aspirates during wheezy episodes and at planned visits without respiratory symptoms.

Studies now in progress on experimental TPMV infection in laboratory-reared Asian house shrews should provide information about virus carriage and shedding.

Although HAdV is a pathogen that for long has been known to cause respiratory tract infection, asymptomatic carriage of the virus may persist for weeks [ 18].

Asymptomatic carriage of the virus among young people and their high prevalence in co-infection suggested that they might not be the cause of the disease.

Recent work highlighting the high rates of infection and carriage of influenza virus in pilgrims returning from Mecca emphasizes the need for international cooperation and strategies to minimize this risk [ 20- 22].

This topic has been discussed in specific populations that differed from our ventilated ICU patients; however, no chronic shedding or carriage of respiratory virus RNA was found in children [ 29] and no chronic shedding or carriage of respiratory syncytial virus was found in COPD patients [ 30].

In two studies in ICU patients, <5.5% of mechanically ventilated patients with VAP had a respiratory sample positive for respiratory viruses [ 6, 72, 78] and in many of these cases the mechanical ventilation duration before virus detection may have indicated carriage before ICU admission.

Because the incubation period ranges from a few days to >2 weeks (1, 5 ) and many symptoms are nonspecific, the potential exists for human carriage of Lassa virus to areas outside those to which it is endemic, putting travel companions, close contacts, and healthcare providers at risk for secondary infection.