| Title | Influenza Sentinel Surveillance and Severe Acute Respiratory Infection in a Reference Hospital in Southern Brazil. | ||
| Author | Faggion, Heloisa Zimmerman; Leotte, Jaqueline; Trombetta, Hygor; Pereira, Luciane Aparecida; Lapinski, Bruna Amaral; Nogueira, Meri Bordignon; Vidal, Luine Rosele; Almeida, Bernardo Machado; Petterle, Ricardo Rasmussen; Raboni, Sonia Mara | ||
| Journal | Rev Soc Bras Med Trop | Publication Year/Month | 2019 |
| PMID | 31859936 | PMCID | PMC7083379 |
| Affiliation + expend | 1.Universidade Federal do Parana, Servico de Doencas Infecciosas, Curitiba, PR, Brasil. | ||
INTRODUCTION: We report the results of the active surveillance of influenza infections in hospitalized patients and the evaluation of the seasonality and correlation with temperature and rainfall data. METHODS: During the 2-year study period, 775 patients were tested for 15 respiratory viruses (RVs). RESULTS: Most of the 57% of (n=444) virus-positive samples were human rhinovirus and respiratory syncytial virus. However, 10.4% (n=46) were influenza virus (80% FluA; 20% FluB). Age and SARI were significantly associated with influenza. FluB circulation was higher is 2013. CONCLUSIONS: In the post-epidemic period, influenza remains an important cause of hospitalization in SARI patients.