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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
Print version ISSN 1679-4974On-line version ISSN 2337-9622
Abstract
MONTEIRO, Cristiane Campos; DEZANET, Lorenza Nogueira Campos and FRANCA, Elisabeth Barboza. Monitoring respiratory virus infection in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, 2011-2013. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2016, vol.25, n.2, pp.233-242. ISSN 1679-4974. http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742016000200002.
OBJECTIVE:
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.
METHODS:
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.
RESULTS:
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.
CONCLUSION:
monitoring respiratory viruses contributes to knowledge about periods of virus circulation and the adoption of specific control measures.
Keywords : Hospitalization; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; Respiratory Syncytial Viruses; Epidemiological Surveillance; Epidemiology, Descriptive..
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