[HTML][HTML] Heterogeneous and dynamic prevalence of asymptomatic influenza virus infections
L Furuya-Kanamori, M Cox, GJ Milinovich… - Emerging infectious …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Influenza infection manifests in a wide spectrum of severity, including symptomless
pathogen carriers. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 55 studies to
elucidate the proportional representation of these asymptomatic infected persons. We
observed extensive heterogeneity among these studies. The prevalence of asymptomatic
carriage (total absence of symptoms) ranged from 5.2% to 35.5% and subclinical cases
(illness that did not meet the criteria for acute respiratory or influenza-like illness) from 25.4 …
pathogen carriers. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 55 studies to
elucidate the proportional representation of these asymptomatic infected persons. We
observed extensive heterogeneity among these studies. The prevalence of asymptomatic
carriage (total absence of symptoms) ranged from 5.2% to 35.5% and subclinical cases
(illness that did not meet the criteria for acute respiratory or influenza-like illness) from 25.4 …
