Influenza in Adults Seeking Care at Seven European Emergency Departments: A Prospective Active Surveillance During the 2019-2020 Influenza Season.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Influenza can be associated with nonrespiratory disease presentation, but these are less well documented due to the lack of routine testing for influenza in the healthcare system, especially if patients do not present with influenza-like illness (ILI). We aimed to measure the proportion of influenza cases seeking care at emergency department (ED) for a nontraumatic cause, to describe their clinical presentation and their ED-discharge diagnosis.

Methods

The study was conducted at seven hospitals in France, Spain, Italy and Germany during the 2019-20 influenza season, for a period of 10 weeks. Patients (≥ 18 years) consulting for nontraumatic causes at the ED were invited to participate. Consenting patients provided upper respiratory swab samples for influenza testi

SUBMITTER: Amour S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11578834 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature