id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-302713-h3aoag4y Jauréguiberry, Stéphane Clinical and Microbiological Evaluation of Travel‐Associated Respiratory Tract Infections in Travelers Returning From Countries Affected by Pandemic A(H1N1) 2009 Influenza 2011-12-08 .txt text/plain 3012 184 51 title: Clinical and Microbiological Evaluation of Travel‐Associated Respiratory Tract Infections in Travelers Returning From Countries Affected by Pandemic A(H1N1) 2009 Influenza BACKGROUND: Although acute respiratory tract infections (RTI) have been recognized as a significant cause of illness in returning travelers, few studies have specifically evaluated the etiologies of RTI in this population. Patients were included if they presented with signs suggestive of RTI that had occurred during travel or <7 days after their return from countries endemic for influenza virus A(H1N1) 2009. At the virology laboratory, the first step of the diagnostic evaluation was to identify influenza A(H1N1) 2009 virus infection by means of real-time reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR), as previously described 11 to assess whether or not the patient should remain isolated. In a study performed at San Francisco University Medical Center during the influenza season, a viral agent was identified (through shell vial assay and PCR) in 103 (39%) of the patients with RTI. ./cache/cord-302713-h3aoag4y.txt ./txt/cord-302713-h3aoag4y.txt