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Article: Hospitalization incidence, mortality, and seasonality of common respiratory viruses over a period of 15 years in a developed subtropical city

TitleHospitalization incidence, mortality, and seasonality of common respiratory viruses over a period of 15 years in a developed subtropical city
Authors
Issue Date2015
PublisherMedknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd.
Citation
Medicine (United States), 2015, v. 94, n. 46, article no. e2024 How to Cite?
Abstract© 2015 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. Information on respiratory viruses in subtropical region is limited. Incidence, mortality, and seasonality of influenza (Flu) A/B, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), adenovirus (ADV), and parainfluenza viruses (PIV) 1/2/3 in hospitalized patients were assessed over a 15-year period (1998-2012) in Hong Kong. Male predominance and laterally transversed J-shaped distribution in age-specific incidence was observed. Incidence of Flu A, RSV, and PIV decreased sharply from infants to toddlers; whereas Flu B and ADV increased slowly. RSV conferred higher fatality than Flu, and was the second killer among hospitalized elderly. ADV and PIV were uncommon, but had the highest fatality. RSV, PIV 2/3 admissions increased over the 15 years, whereas ADV had decreased significantly. A ''high season,'' mainly contributed by Flu, was observed in late-winter/earlyspring (February-March). The ''medium season'' in spring/summer (April-August) was due to Flu and RSV. The ''low season'' in late autumn/winter (October-December) was due to PIV and ADV. Seasonality varied between viruses, but predictable distinctive pattern for each virus existed, and temperature was the most important associating meteorological variable. Respiratory viruses exhibit strong sex-and age-predilection, and with predictable seasonality allowing strategic preparedness planning. Hospital-based surveillance is crucial for real-time assessment on severity of new variants.
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dc.contributor.authorChan, Paul K.S.-
dc.contributor.authorTam, Wilson W.S.-
dc.contributor.authorLee, Tsz Cheung-
dc.contributor.authorHon, Kam Lun-
dc.contributor.authorLee, Nelson-
dc.contributor.authorChan, Martin C.W.-
dc.contributor.authorMok, Hing Yim-
dc.contributor.authorWong, Martin C.S.-
dc.contributor.authorLeung, Ting Fan-
dc.contributor.authorLai, Raymond W.M.-
dc.contributor.authorYeung, Apple C.M.-
dc.contributor.authorHo, Wendy C.S.-
dc.contributor.authorNelson, E. Anthony S.-
dc.contributor.authorHui, David S.C.-
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-08T01:35:26Z-
dc.date.available2018-11-08T01:35:26Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.citationMedicine (United States), 2015, v. 94, n. 46, article no. e2024-
dc.identifier.issn0025-7974-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/264960-
dc.description.abstract© 2015 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. Information on respiratory viruses in subtropical region is limited. Incidence, mortality, and seasonality of influenza (Flu) A/B, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), adenovirus (ADV), and parainfluenza viruses (PIV) 1/2/3 in hospitalized patients were assessed over a 15-year period (1998-2012) in Hong Kong. Male predominance and laterally transversed J-shaped distribution in age-specific incidence was observed. Incidence of Flu A, RSV, and PIV decreased sharply from infants to toddlers; whereas Flu B and ADV increased slowly. RSV conferred higher fatality than Flu, and was the second killer among hospitalized elderly. ADV and PIV were uncommon, but had the highest fatality. RSV, PIV 2/3 admissions increased over the 15 years, whereas ADV had decreased significantly. A ''high season,'' mainly contributed by Flu, was observed in late-winter/earlyspring (February-March). The ''medium season'' in spring/summer (April-August) was due to Flu and RSV. The ''low season'' in late autumn/winter (October-December) was due to PIV and ADV. Seasonality varied between viruses, but predictable distinctive pattern for each virus existed, and temperature was the most important associating meteorological variable. Respiratory viruses exhibit strong sex-and age-predilection, and with predictable seasonality allowing strategic preparedness planning. Hospital-based surveillance is crucial for real-time assessment on severity of new variants.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherMedknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd.-
dc.relation.ispartofMedicine (United States)-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.titleHospitalization incidence, mortality, and seasonality of common respiratory viruses over a period of 15 years in a developed subtropical city-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/MD.0000000000002024-
dc.identifier.pmid26579810-
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dc.identifier.volume94-
dc.identifier.issue46-
dc.identifier.spagearticle no. e2024-
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dc.publisher.placeIndia-
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