Influenza circulating viruses, positivity rate and risk factors for influenza associated severe acute respiratory infection during 2018/2019 winter season, Yemen

Autor: Mohammed Al Amad, Khaled Almoayed
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07090-2
Popis: Abstract Background The burden of seasonal influenza in conflict counties is exacerbated due to limited resource and collapse of health system. During 2018 /2019 season, two-fold increase in the incidence of influenza was reported in Yemen with 22% case fatality of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI). The aims are to analyze the influenza circulating viruses, positivity rate and risk factors for hospitalizing influenza associated-SARI. Methodology We used a retrospective analytical study based on surveillance data. All reported patients during 2018/2019 season, fulfilling the WHO cases definition for SARI or influenza like illness (ILI), and had laboratory result from the National Laboratory were included. Influenza positivity rate was calculated, all SARI and ILI patients with positive influenza were included for further analysis by univariate and multivariate binary logistic regression. Crude and adjusted Odds ratio (AOR), 95% confidence interval and P-value
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