Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses

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• Clinical Outcomes in Outpatient Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Immunocompromised Children 
  This study investigates the outcomes of RSV in the outpatient pediatric immunocompromised population.

  June 29, 2016

• Surveillance for Severe Acute Respiratory Infections in Southern Arizona, 2010-2014 
  What is the main cause of severe acute respiratory infections on the US-Mexico border? Read the disease surveillance data here.

  May 27, 2016

• Survey of Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Diagnostic Testing in US Hospitals, 2012-2013 
  What are the diagnostic practices for influenza and other respiratory virus in U.S. hospitals and laboratories?

  April 29, 2016

• Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Antiviral Treatment in the Management of Seasonal Influenza A 
  Is antiviral treatment based on a rapid point-of-care test for influenza A a cost-effective treatment method?

  March 29, 2016

• Direct Costs of Acute Respiratory Infections in a Pediatric Long-term Care Facility 
  Acute respiratory infections in pediatric long-term care facilities are associated with significant health and financial burdens.

  February 29, 2016

• Early Occurrence of Influenza A Epidemics Coincided With Changes in Occurrence of Other Respiratory Virus Infections 
  How does the early occurrence of influenza epidemics impact outbreaks of other common seasonal viruses?

  January 29, 2016

• The Global Influenza Hospital Surveillance Network (GIHSN) 
  Read about the Global Influenza Hospital Surveillance Network, a new platform that can provide annual data on severe influenza for a wide range of populations.

  December 28, 2015

• Parental Perceptions and Predictors of Consent for School-Located Influenza Vaccination in Urban Elementary School Children in the United States 
  School-located influenza vaccination programs have the potential to mass-vaccinate all enrolled children, but will parents give consent?

  November 27, 2015

• Estimating the Hospitalization Burden Associated With Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus in New York City, 2003-2011 
  This study provides a more accurate view of the hospitalization burden of influenza and RSV.

  October 28, 2015

• Estimating the Secondary Attack Rate and Serial Interval of Influenza-like Illnesses Using Social Media 
  Social media can be used to help estimate secondary attack rate and serial interval of influenza-like illnesses. How accurate is the data?

  September 28, 2015

• Respiratory Syncytial Virus, an Ongoing Medical Dilemma 
  There is a large, unmet need for the development of vaccines, prophylactics or therapeutics to help combat RSV. Have there been any clinical trials that look promising?

  August 27, 2015

• Adoption of Preventive Behaviors in Response to the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic 
  Are minority groups more or less likely to adopt influenza prevention behaviors?

  July 27, 2015

• Healthcare Workers' Willingness to Work During an Influenza Pandemic 
  What proportion of healthcare workers are willing to work during an influenza pandemic?

  June 26, 2015

• High Frequency of Enterovirus D68 in Children Hospitalised With Respiratory Illness in Norway, Autumn 2014 
  Many children were hospitalized for respiratory infections during the fall of 2014. How often was enterovirus D68 the culprit?

  May 26, 2015

• Phase II, Randomized, Open, Controlled Study of AS03-Adjuvanted H5N1 Pre-Pandemic Influenza Vaccine in Children Aged 3 to 9 Years 
  How safe and effective is the AS03-adjuvanted H5N1 influenza vaccine in children?

  April 24, 2015

• Contribution of Influenza to Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Kashmir, India, 2010-2012 
  How often is influenza the cause for COPD exacerbations and hospitalizations?

  March 26, 2015

• Risk Factors of Pandemic Influenza A/H1N1 in a Prospective Household Cohort in the General Population 
  This household study identifies risk factors of infection by the pandemic influenza A/H1N1.

  February 26, 2015

• Lactate Dehydrogenase and Caspase Activity in Nasopharyngeal Secretions are Predictors of Bronchiolitis Severity 
  Biomarkers of bronchiolitis disease severity in infants might help in clinical management.

  January 26, 2015

• Clinical Epidemiology and Predictors of Outcome in Children Hospitalised With Influenza A(h1n1)pdm09 in 2009 
  What patient factors were predictors of adverse outcomes among children diagnosed with h1n1 during the 2009 pandemic?

  December 26, 2014

• Effectiveness of Seasonal Influenza Vaccinations Against Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza-Associated Infections Among Singapore Military Personnel in 2010-2013 
  How effective are seasonal influenza vaccines in tropical communities? This study examines vaccine effectiveness among military personnel in Singapore.

  November 06, 2014