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Editor, Senior Moderator
Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2016 Mar 1. doi: 10.1111/irv.12382. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Comparison of severe acute respiratory illness (sari) and clinical pneumonia case definitions for the detection of influenza virus infections among hospitalized patients, western Kenya, 2009-2013.[/h] Makokha C[SUP]1[/SUP], Mott J[SUP]2,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Njuguna HN[SUP]2[/SUP], Khagayi S[SUP]1[/SUP], Verani JR[SUP]2,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Nyawanda B[SUP]1[/SUP], Otieno N[SUP]1[/SUP], Katz MA[SUP]3[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] Although the severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) case definition is increasingly used for inpatient influenza surveillance, pneumonia is a more familiar term to clinicians and policymakers. We evaluated WHO case definitions for severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) and pneumonia (Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) for children aged <5 years and Integrated Management of Adolescent and Adult Illnesses (IMAI) for patients aged ≥13 years) for detecting laboratory-confirmed influenza among hospitalized ARI patients. Sensitivities were 84% for SARI and 69% for IMCI pneumonia in children aged <5 years and 60% for SARI and 57% for IMAI pneumonia in patients aged ≥13 years. Clinical pneumonia case definitions may be a useful complement to SARI for inpatient influenza surveillance.
? 2016 The Authors. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PMID: 27219455 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
[h=1]Comparison of severe acute respiratory illness (sari) and clinical pneumonia case definitions for the detection of influenza virus infections among hospitalized patients, western Kenya, 2009-2013.[/h] Makokha C[SUP]1[/SUP], Mott J[SUP]2,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Njuguna HN[SUP]2[/SUP], Khagayi S[SUP]1[/SUP], Verani JR[SUP]2,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Nyawanda B[SUP]1[/SUP], Otieno N[SUP]1[/SUP], Katz MA[SUP]3[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] Although the severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) case definition is increasingly used for inpatient influenza surveillance, pneumonia is a more familiar term to clinicians and policymakers. We evaluated WHO case definitions for severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) and pneumonia (Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) for children aged <5 years and Integrated Management of Adolescent and Adult Illnesses (IMAI) for patients aged ≥13 years) for detecting laboratory-confirmed influenza among hospitalized ARI patients. Sensitivities were 84% for SARI and 69% for IMCI pneumonia in children aged <5 years and 60% for SARI and 57% for IMAI pneumonia in patients aged ≥13 years. Clinical pneumonia case definitions may be a useful complement to SARI for inpatient influenza surveillance.
? 2016 The Authors. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PMID: 27219455 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]