Viruses

PHILADELPHIA — Results from a large national survey presented here show Americans are receptive to the idea of xenotransplantation but concerned about transmitted pig viruses.

Closing the toilet lid before flushing does not lessen the risk of contaminating bathroom surfaces with viruses, researchers found.

HOUSTON — A multiplex PCR assay was able to detect and differentiate between four respiratory viruses — influenza A and B, respiratory syncytial virus and SARS-CoV-2 — researchers reported at ASM Microbe.

A new study reinforced that influenza vaccination protects children from serious illness even when vaccines are a poor match for circulating viruses.

NEW YORK — In a video interview, John V. Williams, MD, explains to providers what they can expect from seasonal viruses like influenza, human metapneumovirus and respiratory syncytial virus this winter.

Unlike influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, which all but disappeared during their typical winter peaks, common cold viruses continued to circulate among children during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to researchers at IDWeek.

There were increases in rare pediatric intracranial infections over the past 3 years that coincided with notable spikes in respiratory viruses, although the infections remained rare, according to two reports published Thursday in MMWR.