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JAPANESE JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 74, Issue 6, Pages 570-572Publisher
NATL INST INFECTIOUS DISEASES
DOI: 10.7883/yoken.JJID.2020.1009
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The study found that coinfection with influenza and COVID-19 was rare during the past winter in Japan among patients diagnosed with COVID-19, indicating the importance of preparing adequate measures for the next winter.
An individual may contract coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and influenza simultaneously; hence, adequate measures must be undertaken for the next winter in Japan. In preparation for the future, this study aimed to clarify the incidence of influenza coinfection in patients with COVID-19 during the previous winter. We conducted a retrospective study of the medical records of 193 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 between January 31, 2020, and April 23, 2020, in a single hospital. We evaluated the incidence of COVID-19 and influenza coinfection. Using rapid diagnostic testing, we found that no patient with COVID-19 was coinfected with influenza. Coinfection with influenza and COVID-19 was rare during the past winter in Japan.
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