Severe acute respiratory illness surveillance for influenza in Kenya: Patient characteristics and lessons learnt.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We describe the epidemiology and clinical features of Kenyan patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza compared with those testing negative and discuss the potential contribution of severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) surveillance in monitoring a broader range of respiratory pathogens.

Methods

We described demographic and clinical characteristics of SARI cases among children (<18 years) and adults, separately. We compared disease severity (clinical features and treatment) of hospitalized influenza positive versus negative cases and explored independent predictors of death among SARI cases using a multivariable logistic regression model.

Results

From January 2014 to December 2018, 11,166 persons were hospitalized with SARI and overall pos

SUBMITTER: Gachari MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9111565 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature