Journal: PLoS ONE
Article Title: Increased risk of respiratory viral infections in elite athletes: A controlled study
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250907
Figure Lengend Snippet: The Fig 2A shows the transmission chain of symptomatic and asymptomatic infections in Team Finland. A = day of arrival at the hotel; D = departure from the hotel. The colored bars represent different viruses and the length of the bar indicates the duration of respiratory symptoms in days. RSV B, respiratory syncytial virus B; HCoV 229E, human coronavirus 229E; HCoV NL63, human coronavirus NL63; MPV, human metapneumovirus; RV, rhinovirus; HBoV, human bocavirus. The numbers in the boxes give Ct-values which inversely reflect viral load, <27 reflects high viral load. Two viruses were only detected by POCT, so Ct-values are not given. The Fig 2B shows the corresponding information about control subjects.
Article Snippet: During the Games, an automated POCT, FilmArray Respiratory Panel 2 plus (BioFire; Salt Lake City, UT, USA), was used according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Techniques: Transmission Assay, Virus, Control