Etiological and epidemiological features of acute respiratory infections in China

ZJ Li, HY Zhang, LL Ren, QB Lu, X Ren… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Nationwide prospective surveillance of all-age patients with acute respiratory infections was
conducted in China between 2009‒2019. Here we report the etiological and …

Rate of hospitalizations and mortality of respiratory syncytial virus infection compared to influenza in older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Maggi, N Veronese, M Burgio, G Cammarata… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is commonly regarded as an infection typical of children,
but increasing literature is showing its importance in older people. Since the data regarding …

The influenza landscape and vaccination coverage in older adults during the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic: data from Several European Countries and Israel

G Kassianos, JM Cohen, R Civljak… - Expert Review of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction The Raise Awareness of Influenza Strategies in Europe (RAISE)
group gathered information about the healthcare burden of influenza (hospitalizations …

Influenza virus infection increases host susceptibility to secondary infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and this is attributed to neutrophil dysfunction through …

F Jie, X Wu, F Zhang, J Li, Z Liu, Y He, C Li… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Secondary bacterial infection greatly increased the morbidity and mortality of influenza virus
infection. To investigate the underlying mechanism by which influenza impairs the …

Incidence and seasonality of respiratory viruses among medically attended children with acute respiratory infections in an Ecuador birth cohort, 2011–2014

E Azziz‐Baumgartner, A Bruno… - Influenza and Other …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Ecuador annually has handwashing and respiratory hygiene campaigns and
seasonal influenza vaccination to prevent respiratory virus illnesses but has yet to quantify …

Factors associated with the development of bacterial pneumonia related to seasonal influenza virus infection: a study using a large-scale health insurance claim …

M Shirata, I Ito, T Jo, T Iwao, I Oi… - Open Forum …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Influenza-related bacterial pneumonia is a leading complication of influenza
infection. However, the differences in the incidence rates and risk factors associated with …

Podcast: Need for Quality Evidence for Decision-Making on Seasonal Influenza Vaccines

AR Falsey, S Maggi, T Biering-Sørensen - Infectious diseases and therapy, 2024 - Springer
Seasonal influenza is usually considered an acute respiratory infection with a full recovery
within a week. In addition to the traditional outcomes, there is now evidence of indirect …

Etiology of Acute Lower Respiratory Illness Hospitalizations Among Infants in 4 Countries

J Kubale, S Kujawski, I Chen, Z Wu… - Open Forum …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Recent studies explored which pathogens drive the global burden of
pneumonia hospitalizations among young children. However, the etiology of broader acute …

Capillary Blood Gas in Children Hospitalized Due to Influenza Predicts the Risk of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection

A Wrotek, T Jackowska - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Influenza may impair respiratory exchange in the case of lower respiratory tract
infections (LRTIs). Capillary blood gas (CBG) reflects arterial blood values but is a less …

Pneumonia following symptomatic influenza infection among Nicaraguan children before and after introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

J Kubale, A Balmaseda, N Sanchez… - The Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Influenza is associated with primary viral and secondary bacterial pneumonias; however, the
dynamics of this relationship in populations with varied levels of pneumococcal vaccination …