Severe acute respiratory infections surveillance in Romania - is it any gain to public health?

Autor: Odette, Nicolae, F, Popovici, Emilia, Lupulescu, Alina Elena, Ivanciuc, G, Necula
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Revista medico-chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti din Iasi. 116(4)
ISSN: 0048-7848
Popis: This article aims to present the operation and usefulness of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) surveillance in Romania. Material and methods : The information obtained from surveillance data analysis using Epilnfo program revealed a greater severity of influenza in the second post-pandemic season (2011/2012) compared to the previous one (2010/2011). Detected risk factors were evidence-based arguments for recommending preventive measures in certain population groups.This surveillance system has proven useful, being able to provide information on the severity of influenza and other etiologies involved in severe acute respiratory infections.
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