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Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Involved in Severe Acute Respiratory Disease in Northern Italy during the Pandemic and Postpandemic Period (2009–2011)
Joint Authors
Amendola, Antonella
Canuti, Marta
Jazaeri Farsani, Seyed Mohammad
Oude Munnink, Bas B.
van der Hoek, Lia
Tanzi, Elisabetta
Pariani, Elena
Deijs, Martin
Zanetti, Alessandro
Martinelli, Marianna
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Since 2009 pandemic, international health authorities recommended monitoring severe and complicated cases of respiratory disease, that is, severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
We evaluated the proportion of SARI/ARDS cases and deaths due to influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 infection and the impact of other respiratory viruses during pandemic and postpandemic period (2009–2011) in northern Italy; additionally we searched for unknown viruses in those cases for which diagnosis remained negative.
206 respiratory samples were collected from SARI/ARDS cases and analyzed by real-time RT-PCR/PCR to investigate influenza viruses and other common respiratory pathogens; also, a virus discovery technique (VIDISCA-454) was applied on those samples tested negative to all pathogens.
Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus was detected in 58.3% of specimens, with a case fatality rate of 11.3%.
The impact of other respiratory viruses was 19.4%, and the most commonly detected viruses were human rhinovirus/enterovirus and influenza A(H3N2).
VIDISCA-454 enabled the identification of one previously undiagnosed measles infection.
Nearly 22% of SARI/ARDS cases did not obtain a definite diagnosis.
In clinical practice, great efforts should be dedicated to improving the diagnosis of severe respiratory disease; the introduction of innovative molecular technologies, as VIDISCA-454, will certainly help in reducing such “diagnostic gap.”
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pariani, Elena& Martinelli, Marianna& Canuti, Marta& Jazaeri Farsani, Seyed Mohammad& Oude Munnink, Bas B.& Deijs, Martin…[et al.]. 2014. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Involved in Severe Acute Respiratory Disease in Northern Italy during the Pandemic and Postpandemic Period (2009–2011). BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-456613
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pariani, Elena…[et al.]. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Involved in Severe Acute Respiratory Disease in Northern Italy during the Pandemic and Postpandemic Period (2009–2011). BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-456613
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pariani, Elena& Martinelli, Marianna& Canuti, Marta& Jazaeri Farsani, Seyed Mohammad& Oude Munnink, Bas B.& Deijs, Martin…[et al.]. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Involved in Severe Acute Respiratory Disease in Northern Italy during the Pandemic and Postpandemic Period (2009–2011). BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-456613
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-456613