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1 Epidemiology of viral respiratory infections in a tertiary care centre in the era of molecular diagnosis, Geneva, Switzerland, 2011–2012  J. Ambrosioni, P.-O. Bridevaux, G. Wagner, A. Mamin, L. Kaiser  Clinical Microbiology and Infection  Volume 20, Issue 9, Pages O578-O584 (September 2014) DOI: / Copyright © 2013 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

2 FIG. 1 Clinical respiratory specimens analysed during the study period (1 January 2011 to 31 December 2012). aNasopharyngeal swabs and nasopharyngeal aspirates. bTracheal and/or bronchial aspirates and bronchoalveolar lavages *In 69 cases there were paired upper and lower respiratory specimens for the same episode. Clinical Microbiology and Infection  , O578-O584DOI: ( / ) Copyright © 2013 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

3 FIG. 2 Viral prevalences according to age group (<18, 18–65 and >65 years old) in all respiratory specimens collected during the study period. hMPV, human metapneumovirus; PIV, parainfluenza virus; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus. Clinical Microbiology and Infection  , O578-O584DOI: ( / ) Copyright © 2013 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

4 FIG. 3 (a) Number of positive and negative respiratory clinical specimens received and analysed at the Laboratory of Virology of the University of Geneva Hospitals during the study. (b) Positivity rate for each group of viruses from clinical specimens analysed at the Laboratory of Virology of the University of Geneva Hospitals during the study period. hMPV, human metapneumovirus; PIV, parainfluenza virus; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus. Clinical Microbiology and Infection  , O578-O584DOI: ( / ) Copyright © 2013 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions


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