Laboratory diagnosis, epidemiology, and clinical outcomes of pandemic influenza A and community respiratory viral infections in southern Brazil.
Community respiratory viruses (CRVs) are commonly associated with seasonal infections. They have been associated with higher morbidity and mortality among children, elderly individuals, and immunosuppressed patients. In April 2009, the circulation of a new influenza A virus (FLUA H1N1v) was responsible for the first influenza pandemic of this century. We report the clinical and epidemiological profiles of inpatients infected with CRVs or with FLUA H1N1v at a tertiary care hospital in southern Brazil. In addition, we used these profiles to evaluate survivor and nonsurvivor patients infected with FLUA H1N1v. Multiplex reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) and real time RT-PCR were used to detect viruses in inpatients with respiratory infections. Record data from all patients were reviewed. A total of 171 patients were examined over a period of 16 weeks. Of these, 39% were positive for FLUA H1N1v, 36% were positive for CRVs, and 25% were negative. For the FLUA H1N1v- and CRV-infected patients, epidemiological data regarding median age (30 and 1.5 years), myalgia (44% and 13%), need for mechanical ventilation (44% and 9%), and mortality (35% and 9%) were statistically different. In a multivariate analysis comparing survivor and nonsurvivor patients infected with influenza A virus H1N1, median age and creatine phosphokinase levels were significantly associated with a severe outcome. Seasonal respiratory infections are a continuing concern. Our results highlight the importance of studies on the prevalence and severity of these infections and that investments in programs of clinical and laboratory monitoring are essential to detect the appearance of new infective agents.
Carlos Chagas Institute, Fiocruz/Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. sraboni@ufpr.br
Sonia M
SM
Raboni
Vanessa
V
Stella
Cristina R
CR
Cruz
João B
JB
França
Suzana
S
Moreira
Lili
L
Gonçalves
Meri B
MB
Nogueira
Luine R
LR
Vidal
Sergio M
SM
Almeida
Maria C
MC
Debur
Hipolito
H
Carraro
Claudia N Duarte
CN
dos Santos
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000821:virology*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014773:Virology / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult
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