Similar severity of influenza primary and re-infections in pre-school children requiring outpatient treatment due to febrile acute respiratory illness: prospective, multicentre surveillance study (2013–2015)

Autor: Andrea Streng, Christiane Prifert, Benedikt Weissbrich, Andreas Sauerbrei, Andi Krumbholz, Ruprecht Schmidt-Ott, Johannes G. Liese
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-021-06988-7
Popis: Abstract Background Influenza virus infections in immunologically naïve children (primary infection) may be more severe than in children with re-infections who are already immunologically primed. We compared frequency and severity of influenza virus primary and re-infections in pre-school children requiring outpatient treatment. Methods Influenza-unvaccinated children 1–5 years of age presenting at pediatric practices with febrile acute respiratory infection
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