Influenza infections in the 2014–2015 season and pregnancy outcomes
| Autor: | Efser Oztas, Ali Özgür Ersoy, Dilek Uygur, Aykan Yucel, Sibel Ozler, Serpil Unlu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Pregnancy Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty business.industry 030106 microbiology Perinatal care Outbreak General Medicine Pregnant female medicine.disease Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Infectious Diseases Sample size determination Virology Pandemic Medicine Population study Parasitology 030212 general & internal medicine business Pregnancy outcomes |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 11:766-771 |
| ISSN: | 1972-2680 |
| DOI: | 10.3855/jidc.8461 |
| Popis: | Introduction: The most recent influenza season saw a prominent infectious burden over a period of six months in the Turkish capital, reminding observers of the pandemic in 2009 year. The aim of the present study was to investigate the consequences of seasonal outbreaks in pregnant women during the 2014–2015 influenza season. Methodology: Forty-seven pregnant female patients with symptoms of influenza-like illness who were admitted to tertiary perinatal care center in Ankara, Tukrey, between October 2014 and May 2015 were included in this case-control study. The subtype determination of influenza was performed with real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing. Clinical observations and pregnancy outcomes were compared with respect to subtypes. Results: Classifications were available for 35 patients, of whom 12 were determined to have influenza A infection, while 10 had influenza B infection. The remaining 13 patients were influenza-negative. Eight of the 22 (36.4%) influenza-positive patients delivered their babies in the preterm period (< 37 weeks). The corresponding rate was 8.3% (1/12) in the influenza-negative group. This difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.077). Conclusions: Preterm deliveries in pregnant women did not differ significantly among influenza-postive and influenza-negative pregnant women in non-vaccinated study population. Further studies with larger sample sizes may provide more supporting results. |
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