Viral aetiology of influenza-like illness in Belgium during the influenza A(H1N1)2009 pandemic

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the proportion of influenza-like illness (ILI) attributable to specific viruses during the influenza A(H1N1)2009 pandemic and to describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of ILI due to respiratory viruses in Belgium. Nasopharyngeal swabs...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases 2012-06, Vol.31 (6), p.999-1007
Hauptverfasser:	Hombrouck, A., Sabbe, M., Van Casteren, V., Wuillaume, F., Hue, D., Reynders, M., Gérard, C., Brochier, B., Van Eldere, J., Van Ranst, M., Thomas, I.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Age Distribution Aged Aged, 80 and over Belgium - epidemiology Biological and medical sciences Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Child Child, Preschool Children Demography Epidemics Etiology Female Geriatrics Health surveillance Human metapneumovirus Humans Illnesses Infant Infant, Newborn Infectious diseases Influenza Internal Medicine Laboratories Male Medical Microbiology Medical sciences Middle Aged Pandemics Parainfluenza Parainfluenza virus Public health Respiratory syncytial virus Respiratory Tract Diseases - epidemiology Respiratory Tract Diseases - virology Rhinovirus Statistical analysis Virus Diseases - epidemiology Virus Diseases - pathology Virus Diseases - virology Viruses Viruses - classification Viruses - isolation & purification Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	The purpose of this investigation was to determine the proportion of influenza-like illness (ILI) attributable to specific viruses during the influenza A(H1N1)2009 pandemic and to describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of ILI due to respiratory viruses in Belgium. Nasopharyngeal swabs were collected from ILI patients by general practitioners (GPs) and paediatricians (PediSurv) and analysed for viruses. Of 139 samples collected from children
ISSN:	0934-9723 1435-4373
DOI:	10.1007/s10096-011-1398-4