Influenza versus other respiratory viruses - assessing severity among hospitalised children, Belgium, 2011 to 2020.

ABSTRACT: BackgroundKnowledge on the burden attributed to influenza viruses vs other respiratory viruses in children hospitalised with severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) in Belgium is limited.AimThis observational study aimed at describing the epidemiology and assessing risk factors for severe disease.MethodsWe retrospectively analysed data from routine national sentinel SARI surveillance in Belgium. Respiratory specimens collected during winter seasons 2011 to 2020 were tested by multiplex real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) for influenza and other respiratory viruses. Demographic data and risk factors were collected through questionnaires. Patients were followed-up for complications or death during hospital stay. Analysis focused on children younger than 15 years. Binomial logistic regres

SUBMITTER: Fischer N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10360368 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature