Burden of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, and other respiratory viruses and the completeness of respiratory viral identification among respiratory inpatients, Canada, 2003-2014.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A regression-based study design has commonly been used to estimate the influenza burden; however, these estimates are not timely and many countries lack sufficient virological data. Alternative approaches that would permit a timelier assessment of the burden, including a sentinel surveillance approach recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), have been proposed. We aimed to estimate the hospitalization burden attributable to influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and other respiratory viruses (ORV) and to assess both the completeness of viral identification among respiratory inpatients in Canada and the implications of adopting other approaches.

Methods

Respiratory inpatient records were extracted from the Canadian Discharge Abstract Database from

SUBMITTER: Schanzer DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5818333 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature