| Autor: | Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid, Smatti, Maria K., Ganesan, Nandakumar, Nadeem, Shazia, Farag, Elmoubasher, Coyle, Peter V., Nader, Joanne Daghfal, Al-Khatib, Hebah A., Elmagboul, Emad B., Al Dhahry, Said, Al-Marri, Salih A., Al Thani, Asmaa A., Al Khal, Abdullatif, Al Maslamani, Muna A., Yassine, Hadi M. |
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RNA viruses 0301 basic medicine Viral Diseases Influenza Viruses Pulmonology Epidemiology viruses Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Geographical Locations 0302 clinical medicine Medicine and Health Sciences 030212 general & internal medicine Respiratory Tract Infections Multidisciplinary virus diseases Middle Aged Infectious Diseases Virus Diseases Medical Microbiology Influenza A virus Viral Pathogens Viruses Medicine Female Pathogens Research Article Adult medicine.medical_specialty Asia Adolescent Science MEDLINE Hospitals General Microbiology Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences medicine Humans Qatar Microbial Pathogens Retrospective Studies Biology and life sciences business.industry Organisms Respiratory infections Retrospective cohort study 030112 virology Influenza respiratory tract diseases Enterovirus Infection Age Groups Family medicine Respiratory Infections People and Places Population Groupings business Orthomyxoviruses |
| Zdroj: | PLoS ONE PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 6, p e0218097 (2019) PLOS ONE |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| Popis: | Limited data is available about the etiology of influenza like illnesses (ILIs) in Qatar. This study aimed at providing preliminary estimates of influenza and other respiratory infections circulating among adults in Qatar. We retrospectively collected data of about 44,000 patients who visited Hamad General Hospital clinics, sentinel sites, and all primary healthcare centers in Qatar between 2012 and 2017. All samples were tested for influenza viruses, whereas about 38,000 samples were tested for influenza and a panel of respiratory viruses using Fast Track Diagnostics (FTD) RT-PCR kit. Among all ILIs cases, 20,278 (46.5%) tested positive for at least one respiratory pathogen. Influenza virus was predominating (22.6%), followed by human rhinoviruses (HRVs) (9.5%), and human coronaviruses (HCoVs) (5%). A detection rate of 2-3% was recorded for mycoplasma pneumonia, adenoviruses, human parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and human metapneumovirus (HMPV). ILIs cases were reported throughout the year, however, influenza, RSV, and HMPV exhibited strong seasonal peaks in the winter, while HRVs circulated more during fall and spring. Elderly (>50 years) had the lowest rates of influenza A (13.9%) and B (4.2%), while presenting the highest rates of RSV (3.4%) and HMPV (3.3%). While males had higher rates of HRVs (11.9%), enteroviruses (1.1%) and MERS CoV (0.2%), females had higher proportions of influenza (26.3%), HPIVs (3.2%) and RSV (3.6%) infections. This report provides a comprehensive insight about the epidemiology of ILIs among adults in the Qatar, as a representative of Gulf States. These results would help in improvement and optimization of diagnostic procedures, as well as control and prevention of the respiratory infections. This study was supported by funds from Hamad Medical Corporation (grant # 16335/16) and Qatar University (grant # QUCG-BRC-2018/2019-1). |
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