Seasonal variability of respiratory syncytial virus infection in the Top End of the Northern Territory (2012-2014)
| Autor: | Charlie McLeod, Robert W. Baird, Peter K. Fagan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
education.field_of_study Heat index business.industry Population Prevalence Retrospective cohort study medicine.disease_cause 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) Interquartile range Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Immunology medicine Humidex 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult education business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 53:43-46 |
| ISSN: | 1034-4810 |
| Popis: | Aim To determine the prevalence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the Top End of the Northern Territory and investigate potential drivers of seasonality including rainfall and humidex (humidity and heat index). Methods We performed a retrospective audit of laboratory confirmed cases of RSV from January 2012 to August 2014. Demographic details including age, sex and ethnicity were examined. RSV cases were correlated with monthly rainfall and humidex. Results There were 272 positive isolates detected from 4305 clinical samples (positivity rate 6.3%). The majority of cases occurred in children |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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