Assessing the epidemiology and seasonality of influenza among children under two hospitalized in Amman, Jordan, 2010‐2013
| Autor: | Herdi Rahman, Stephanie L. Rolsma, Danielle A Rankin, Natasha B. Halasa, John V. Williams, Najwa Khuri-Bulos, Lubna Hamdan, Samir Faouri, Zaid Haddadin, Asem A. Shehabi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty influenza in the Middle East Epidemiology influenza in Jordanian children Bronchopneumonia acute respiratory infections in MENA children Sepsis influenza MENA region Influenza Human medicine Humans Child Respiratory Tract Infections Disease burden Jordan business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Influenza a Original Articles influenza seasonality medicine.disease Respiratory pathogens Hospitalization Infectious Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Cohort Original Article business Pediatric population |
| Zdroj: | Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses |
| ISSN: | 1750-2659 1750-2640 |
| Popis: | Background The disease burden of influenza‐associated hospitalizations among children in Jordan is not well established. We aimed to characterize hospitalizations attributed to influenza in a pediatric population. Methods We conducted a cross‐sectional study from our viral surveillance cohort in children under 2 years hospitalized with acute respiratory symptoms and/or fever from March 2010 to March 2013. We collected demographic and clinical characteristics, and calculated the frequency of children who met the severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) criteria. Nasal specimens were tested using real‐time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction to detect influenza A, B, or C. Further subtyping for influenza A‐positive isolates was conducted. Results Of the 3168 children enrolled in our study, 119 (4%) were influenza‐positive. Influenza types and subtypes varied by season but were predominantly detected between December and February. Codetection of multiple respiratory pathogens was identified in 58% of children with the majority occurring among those |
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