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dc.contributor.author | Varghese, B. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Dent, E. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chilver, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Cameron, S. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Stocks, N. | - |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Epidemiology and Infection, 2018; 146(5):619-626 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0950-2688 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1469-4409 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/112079 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Acute respiratory infections cause significant morbidity and mortality accounting for 5.8 million deaths worldwide. In Australia, influenza-like illness (ILI), defined as cough, fever and fatigue is a common presentation in general practice and results in reduced productivity and lost working days. Little is known about the epidemiology of ILI in working-age adults. Using data from the ASPREN influenza surveillance network in Australia (2010-2013) we found that working-age adults made up 45.2% of all ILI notifications with 55% of samples positive for at least one respiratory virus. Viruses most commonly detected in our study included influenza A (20.6%), rhinovirus (18.6%), influenza B (6.2%), human meta-pneumovirus (3.4%), respiratory syncytial virus (3.1%), para-influenza virus (2.6%) and adenovirus (1.3%). We also demonstrated that influenza A is the predominant virus that increases ILI (by 1.2% per month for every positive influenza A case) in working-age adults during autumn-winter months while other viruses are active throughout the year. Understanding the epidemiology of viral respiratory infections through a year will help clinicians make informed decisions about testing, antibiotic and antiviral prescribing and when the beginning of the 'flu season' can be more confidently predicted. | - |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | B.M. Varghese, E. Dent, M. Chilver, S. Cameron and N.P. Stocks | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press | - |
dc.rights | © Cambridge University Press 2018 | - |
dc.source.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268818000286 | - |
dc.subject | Influenza; respiratory infections; surveillance; virus infection | - |
dc.title | Epidemiology of viral respiratory infections in Australian working-age adults (20-64 years): 2010-2013 | - |
dc.type | Journal article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S0950268818000286 | - |
dc.relation.grant | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1112672 | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Varghese, B. [0000-0003-2974-7282] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Dent, E. [0000-0002-4006-3992] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Chilver, M. [0000-0001-6369-8483] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Cameron, S. [0000-0002-5574-2568] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Stocks, N. [0000-0002-9018-0361] | - |
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