title: The Timeline of Influenza Virus Shedding in Children and Adults in a Household Transmission Study of Influenza in Managua, Nicaragua.
abstract: In a household transmission study in Nicaragua, children under 6 years old had a longer duration of presymptomatic influenza virus shedding than adults. The duration of postsymptomatic influenza virus shedding was longest in children 0-5 years old, followed by children 6-15 years of age and adults.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; †Centro Nacional de Diagnóstico y Referencia, Ministry of Health, Managua, Nicaragua; ‡Centro de Salud Sócrates Flores Vivas Health Center, Ministry of Health, Managua, Nicaragua; §Sustainable Sciences Institute, Managua, Nicaragua; and ¶Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California.
authors.forename: Sophia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: Guillermina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kuan
authors.forename: Lionel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gresh
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balmaseda
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Aubree
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005191:Family Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology*; D009527:Nicaragua; D009975:Orthomyxoviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013997:Time Factors; D017201:Virus Shedding