tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2016 Dec 31. doi: 10.1007/5584_2016_178. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Influenza and Influenza-like Viruses in Children in the Epidemic Season 2015/2016 in Poland.[/h] Cieślak K[SUP]1[/SUP], Szymański K[SUP]2[/SUP], Kowalczyk D[SUP]2[/SUP], Brydak LB[SUP]2[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] Influenza is an infectious disease caused by influenza A and B viruses. Children are the group which is the most exposed to influenza and influenza-like infections. They are considered as carriers of influenza infections in the population. In the epidemic season 2015/2016 more than 8000 samples were tested, of which over 30 % specimens were collected from patients aged 0-14 years. In 42.3 % cases the influenza or influenza-like viruses were confirmed. The most common subtype was A/H1N1/pdm09. Analysis of positive specimens was categorized into three smaller groups 0-4, 5-9, 10-14. Differences in the frequency of virus detections in younger age groups appeared. This study has shown that children are a very important group in the spread of the influenza virus in the population. A higher percentage of vaccinated children would decrease the number of infected patients in the whole population.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Children; Influenza; Molecular Biology; Respiratory Virus; Vaccine; Virology
PMID: 28039664 DOI: 10.1007/5584_2016_178
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[h=1]Influenza and Influenza-like Viruses in Children in the Epidemic Season 2015/2016 in Poland.[/h] Cieślak K[SUP]1[/SUP], Szymański K[SUP]2[/SUP], Kowalczyk D[SUP]2[/SUP], Brydak LB[SUP]2[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] Influenza is an infectious disease caused by influenza A and B viruses. Children are the group which is the most exposed to influenza and influenza-like infections. They are considered as carriers of influenza infections in the population. In the epidemic season 2015/2016 more than 8000 samples were tested, of which over 30 % specimens were collected from patients aged 0-14 years. In 42.3 % cases the influenza or influenza-like viruses were confirmed. The most common subtype was A/H1N1/pdm09. Analysis of positive specimens was categorized into three smaller groups 0-4, 5-9, 10-14. Differences in the frequency of virus detections in younger age groups appeared. This study has shown that children are a very important group in the spread of the influenza virus in the population. A higher percentage of vaccinated children would decrease the number of infected patients in the whole population.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Children; Influenza; Molecular Biology; Respiratory Virus; Vaccine; Virology
PMID: 28039664 DOI: 10.1007/5584_2016_178
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]