*[1],[2]Ogunbode, J. O., ²Olatunji, O. A., and 1,2,3Fowotade, A.
¹Clinical Virology Unit, Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
²Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
³Biorepository Clinical Virology Laboratory, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
*Correspondence to: oluyemijoseph8@gmail.com
Abstract:
Background: Every year, influenza virus affects millions of people, causing morbidity and mortality among adults and children prompting many to seek outpatient care. Influenza is largely undetected among infected individuals in lower-middle-income settings. Influenza co-infection with other respiratory viral infections is associated with a severe clinical presentation and a worse clinical outcome. The current study aimed to detect influenza A and B viruses from respiratory samples of patients with suspected CoVID-19, in order to establish possible co-infection, and its implications. Continue reading “Detection of influenza virus by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) on archived COVID-19 respiratory specimens in Ibadan, Nigeria”