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SARS-CoV-2 and influenza: a comparative overview and treatment implications

Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Alphainfluenzavirus are RNA viruses that cause coronavirus disease-19 and influenza, respectively. Both viruses infect the respiratory tract, show similar symptoms, and use surface proteins to infect the host. Influenza requires he...

Influenza A (H1N1): outbreak management in a dialysis unit and clinical outcomes of infection in chronic hemodialysis patients

J. bras. nefrol; 42 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Introduction: Chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients are considered to be at high risk for infection. Here, we describe the clinical outcomes of chronic HD patients with influenza A (H1N1) infection and the strategies adopted to control an outbreak of influenza A in a dialysis unit. Methods: Among...

Influenza A and B in a cohort of outpatient children and adolescent with influenza like-illness during two consecutive influenza seasons

Braz. j. infect. dis; 24 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Introduction Influenza is an important cause of morbimortality worldwide. Although people at the extremes of age have a greater risk of complications, influenza has been more frequently investigated in the elderly than in children, and inpatients than outpatients. Yearly vaccination with trival...

Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 infection and viral load analysis in patients with different clinical presentations

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
BACKGROUND Influenza viral load (VL) can be a decisive factor in determining the antiviral efficacy in viral clearance. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the rate of infection and the role of influenza VL on the clinical spectrum of illnesses among different patient groups attended at a tertiary ...

Clinical-epidemiological profile of deaths from influenza with a history of timely vaccination, Mexico 2010-2018

Gac. méd. Méx; 155 (5), 2019
Introduction: Influenza epidemics are of higher risk at the extremes of life and in people with comorbidities. Effective vaccination prevents the occurrence of serious cases and decreases mortality. Objective: To describe deaths from influenza with a history of timely vaccination, from the 2010 to the 2...

Miocarditis fulminante en adultos por el virus de la influenza B: reporte de dos casos y revisión de la literatura

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (supl.2), 2019
Resumen La miocarditis es una enfermedad inflamatoria del miocardio. Las infecciones virales son la causa más común, aunque también puede deberse a reacciones de hipersensibilidad y de etiología autoinmunitaria, entre otras. El espectro clínico de la enfermedad es variado y comprende desde un curso ...

Parotiditis e influenza: inusual asociación durante 2017, en Santa Fe, Argentina

Rev. chil. infectol; 36 (4), 2019
Resumen Introducción: La parotiditis es una enfermedad vírica aguda caracterizada por tumefacción y dolor en una o ambas glándulas salivales, submaxilar o submentoniana, fiebre, dolor de cabeza, dolor muscular y/o fatiga. Objetivos Investigar la ocurrencia de infección por el virus influenza en ca...

Encefalitis por virus influenza B en un paciente adulto: reporte de caso

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (7), 2019
Neurological manifestations associated with influenza virus infection include encephalitis, encephalopathy, acute necrotizing encephalitis, transverse myelitis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, mild encephalitis with reversible splenial syndrome (MERS), and Guillaín Barré syndrome. We report a 16-...

The influenza season 2016/17 in Bucharest, Romania - surveillance data and clinical characteristics of patients with influenza-like illness admitted to a tertiary infectious diseases hospital

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Background: Influenza continues to drive seasonal morbidity, particularly in settings with low vaccine coverage. Objectives: To describe the influenza cases and viral circulation among hospitalized patients. Methods: A prospective study based on active surveillance of inpatients with influenz...