Burden of pediatric influenza A virus infection post swine-flu H1N1 pandemic in Egypt
| Autor: | Malak Shaheen, Adel Khattab, Dalia M. Nabil, Amel El Faramay, Mohamed Gouda, Terez Boshra Kamel, Safaa Abd El Rahman |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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medicine.medical_specialty Respiratory rate Burden medicine.disease_cause World health Influenza A Virus H1N1 Subtype Cost of Illness Internal medicine Influenza Human Pandemic Influenza A virus Humans Medicine Influenza like illness Pandemics Respiratory Tract Infections Children Medicine(all) Influenza-like illness Respiratory tract infections business.industry Infant virus diseases General Medicine H1n1 pandemic Child Preschool Immunology Human mortality from H5N1 Female Egypt business |
| Zdroj: | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. (9):693-698 |
| ISSN: | 1995-7645 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S1995-7645(13)60120-0 |
| Popis: | Objective To screen children with influenza like illness or with symptoms of acute respiratory tract infections for influenza A virus infection — post swine flu pandemic era — using rapid influenza diagnostic tests. Methods During two years (2010 & 2011), 1 200 children with influenza like illness or acute respiratory tract infections (according to World Health Organization criteria) were recruited. Their ages ranged from 2-60 months. Nasopharyngeal aspirates specimens were collected from all children for rapid influenza A diagnostic test. Results Influenza A virus rapid test was positive in 47.5% of the children; the majority (89.6%) were presented with lower respiratory tract infections. Respiratory rate and temperature were significantly higher among positive rapid influenza test patients. Conclusions Influenza A virus infection is still a major cause of respiratory tract infections in Egyptian children. It should be considered in all cases with cough and febrile episodes and influenza like symptoms even post swine flu pandemic. |
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