Characteristics of medically attended influenza infection across age groups before the COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon.

Autor:	Haddara A; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Houry Z; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Zahreddine N; Infection Control and Prevention Program, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Atallah M; Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Boutros CF; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Tannous J; Infection Control and Prevention Program, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Infection Control Department, Emirates health services, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, United Arab Emirates., Sadaka C; Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Wehbe S; Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Kadi T; Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Ibrahim A; Infection Control and Prevention Program, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Ahmadieh R; Infection Control and Prevention Program, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Kardas T; Infection Control and Prevention Program, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Infection Control Department, Danat Al Emarat Hospital for Women & Children, Rabdan, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates., Soudani N; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology, and Microbiology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Kalamouni HA; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology, and Microbiology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Zgheib Y; Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Yaman NE; Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Khafaja S; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Lteif M; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Shaker R; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Casals AA; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Youssef Y; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Youssef N; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Zein ZE; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Chamseddine S; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Chmaisse A; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Haj M; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Fayad D; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Kiblawi S; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Isaac I; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Anan H; Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Radwan N; Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Wakim RH; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon., Zaraket H; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology, and Microbiology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: hassanzaraket@outlook.com., Kanj SS; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Infection Control and Prevention Program, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: sk11@aub.edu.lb., Dbaibo GS; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon; Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: gdbaibo@aub.edu.lb.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of infection and public health [J Infect Public Health] 2024 Sep; Vol. 17 (9), pp. 102521. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 14.
DOI:	10.1016/j.jiph.2024.102521
Abstrakt:	Background: Influenza represents a significant global health burden for individuals and society. This study assessed the burden of medically attended influenza at a tertiary medical center in Lebanon to describe the demographics, risk factors, and outcomes prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This was a retrospective review of patients who tested positive for the influenza virus during three seasons between July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2019, at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. Results: A total of 2049 patients who tested positive for influenza were analyzed. Influenza A accounted for 79.6 % of cases, and influenza B for 19.7 %, with influenza activity starting in October/November and peaking in December/January. Older age above 65 years (AOR=3.584), obesity (AOR=2.183), and chronic conditions such as chronic lung diseases (AOR=1.832), and bacterial co-infection (AOR= 2.834) were found to be independent risk factors for developing complications. Viral co-infection increased the likelihood of death tenfold. Vaccinated patients had a shorter mean hospital stay duration and a lower intensive care unit admission rate. Conclusion: The burden of medically attended influenza at our tertiary medical center in Lebanon prior to the COVID-19 pandemic was high. Vaccination decreased the likelihood of complications leading to intensive care unit admission in patients at risk. Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest All the authors declare that they have no established conflicting financial interests or personal relationships that may have influenced the research presented in this paper. (Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
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