Epidemiology of viral respiratory infections in Australian working-age adults (20–64 years): 2010–2013
| Autor: | Elsa Dent, Nigel Stocks, Scott J. Cameron, Blesson M. Varghese, Monique Chilver |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male 0301 basic medicine medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology medicine.drug_class 030106 microbiology Antibiotics medicine.disease_cause Virus Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Flu season Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Working age Respiratory system Respiratory Tract Infections Original Paper business.industry Australia virus diseases Middle Aged Infectious Diseases Virus Diseases Viruses Respiratory virus Female Seasons Rhinovirus business |
| Zdroj: | Epidemiol Infect |
| ISSN: | 1469-4409 0950-2688 |
| Popis: | Acute respiratory infections cause significant morbidity and mortality accounting for 5.8 million deaths worldwide. In Australia, influenza-like illness (ILI), defined as cough, fever and fatigue is a common presentation in general practice and results in reduced productivity and lost working days. Little is known about the epidemiology of ILI in working-age adults. Using data from the ASPREN influenza surveillance network in Australia (2010–2013) we found that working-age adults made up 45.2% of all ILI notifications with 55% of samples positive for at least one respiratory virus. Viruses most commonly detected in our study included influenza A (20.6%), rhinovirus (18.6%), influenza B (6.2%), human meta-pneumovirus (3.4%), respiratory syncytial virus (3.1%), para-influenza virus (2.6%) and adenovirus (1.3%). We also demonstrated that influenza A is the predominant virus that increases ILI (by 1.2% per month for every positive influenza A case) in working-age adults during autumn–winter months while other viruses are active throughout the year. Understanding the epidemiology of viral respiratory infections through a year will help clinicians make informed decisions about testing, antibiotic and antiviral prescribing and when the beginning of the ‘flu season’ can be more confidently predicted. |
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