Estimating influenza incidence and rates of influenza-like illness in the outpatient setting
Estimating influenza incidence and rates of influenza-like illness in the outpatient setting
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DOI：
10.1111/irv.12014
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发表时间：
2013-09-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Finelli, Lyn
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作者：
Fowlkes, Ashley;Dasgupta, Sharoda;Finelli, Lyn
背景：估计门诊流感发病率是一个挑战。我们使用门诊医疗实践人群作为替代，以估计社区流感样疾病（ILI）和实验室确诊流感相关ILI的发病率。方法：从2009年10月至2010年7月，7个管辖区的38个门诊实践对ILI进行了监测（发热伴咳嗽或咽喉痛患者>= 2年;发热伴>= 1种呼吸道症状患者
Background: Estimating influenza incidence in outpatient settings is challenging. We used outpatient healthcare practice populations as a proxy to estimate community incidence of influenza-like illness (ILI) and laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated ILI.Methods: From October 2009 to July 2010, 38 outpatient practices in seven jurisdictions conducted surveillance for ILI (fever with cough or sore throat for patients >= 2 years; fever with >= 1 respiratory symptom for patients