The 2017-2018 influenza season in Bucharest, Romania: epidemiology and characteristics of hospital admissions for influenza-like illness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Seasonal influenza causes a considerable burden to healthcare services every year. To better measure the impact of severe influenza cases in Romania, we analyzed active surveillance data collected during the 2017-2018 season from patients admitted for influenza-like illness (ILI) at a tertiary care hospital in Bucharest.

Methods

Patients admitted for acute ILI were included if they were resident in the Bucharest-Ilfov region, had been hospitalized for at least 24 h, and had onset of symptoms within 7 days before admission. Patient demographics, healthcare use, vaccination status, and outcome data were collected by questionnaire or by searching clinical records. Respiratory swabs were also obtained from each patient to confirm influenza A (A/H1 and A/H3 subtypes) o

SUBMITTER: Draganescu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6852761 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature