Comparison of characteristics of individuals hospitalised with acute and chronic respiratory illness testing influenza positive at two sites in South Africa, 2011-2016

Purpose: The current World Health Organization (WHO) severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) case definition for global influenza surveillance includes hospitalized individuals with fever and cough, with onset within 10 days. In the South Africa pneumonia surveillance programme, we enrol individuals irrespective of symptom duration; however, the characteristics of influenza patients with chronic symptoms have not been described.

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - January 31, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: T.L. Mkhencele, S. Walaza, J. Moyes, J.M. McAnerney, S. Mhlanga, A. Nguweneza, E. Variava, H. Dawood, O. Mekgoe, F. Naby, C. Cohen Tags: 08.006 Source Type: research