Proved viraemia in asian influenza (Hong Kong variant) during incubation period. Issue 5677 (25th October 1969)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Khakpour, M.; Saidi, A.; Naficy, K.
• Is Part Of: BMJ. Volume 4:Issue 5677(1969)
• Page Start: 208
• Page End: 209
• Publication Date: 1969-10-25
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1136/bmj.4.5677.208
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-1447

Abstract

Abstract : During an outbreak of influenza specimens were obtained from 21 patients with influenza-like illnesses and from 29 healthy subjects in close contact with the patients. Throat washings from 12 of the patients were positive for influenza virus but virus was not detected from the blood specimens. One healthy contact became ill 12 hours after the specimens were obtained, and the virus was isolated from his blood and throat washings. The remaining contacts showed no clinical illness; but the virus was isolated from the throat washings of four of them, with no viral isolation from the blood specimens.