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Monitoring respiratory virus infection in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2011-2013

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Epidemiol Serv Saude. 2016 Apr-Jun;25(2):233-242. doi: 10.5123/S1679-49742016000200002.
[h=1]Monitoring respiratory virus infection in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2011-2013.[/h] [Article in English, Portuguese]
Monteiro CC[SUP]1[/SUP], Dezanet LN[SUP]2[/SUP], Fran?a EB[SUP]1[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]OBJECTIVE::[/h] to analyze the circulation of respiratory viruses in people living in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and hospitalized in Belo Horizonte from 2011 to 2013.
[h=4]METHODS::[/h] this is a descriptive study of 5,158 patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; a comparison was made between the characteristics of confirmed cases and those of discarded cases or cases without swab samples.
[h=4]RESULTS::[/h] Influenza A virus accounted for half the isolated viruses, especially subtype A(H1N1)pdm09 among patients aged 20-59 years old, and subtype A(H3N2) in those aged 60 or over; the most frequently identified respiratory virus among children under five years old was respiratory syncytial virus (65.6%), followed by influenza A virus (21.2%); influenza virus circulated in all seasons of the year and its periods of greatest incidence were interspersed with those of higher Respiratory Syncytial Virus activity.
[h=4]CONCLUSION::[/h] monitoring respiratory viruses contributes to knowledge about periods of virus circulation and the adoption of specific control measures.


PMID: 27869941 DOI: 10.5123/S1679-49742016000200002
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