Obesity Increases the Duration of Influenza A Virus Shedding in Adults
Obesity Increases the Duration of Influenza A Virus Shedding in Adults
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United States: Oxford University Press
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Epidemiologic studies indicate that obesity increases the risk of severe complications and death from influenza virus infections, especially in elderly individuals. This work investigates the effect of obesity on the duration of viral shedding within household transmission studies in Managua, Nicaragua, over 3 seasons (2015-2017). Symptomatic obese...
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Obesity Increases the Duration of Influenza A Virus Shedding in Adults
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6151083
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6151083
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0022-1899
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1537-6613
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10.1093/infdis/jiy370
