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Epidemiology of respiratory infections among adults in Qatar (2012-2017)
BACKGROUND: Limited data is available about the etiology of influenza like illnesses (ILIs) in Qatar. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed at providing preliminary estimates of influenza and other respiratory infections circulating among adults in Qatar. METHODS: We retrospectively collected data of about 4...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6563968/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31194775 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218097 |
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author | Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid Smatti, Maria K. Ganesan, Nandakumar Nadeem, Shazia Farag, Elmoubasher Coyle, Peter V. Nader, Joanne Daghfal Al-Khatib, Hebah A. Elmagboul, Emad B. Al Dhahry, Said Al-Marri, Salih A. Al Thani, Asmaa A. Al Khal, Abdullatif Al Maslamani, Muna A. Yassine, Hadi M. |
author_facet | Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid Smatti, Maria K. Ganesan, Nandakumar Nadeem, Shazia Farag, Elmoubasher Coyle, Peter V. Nader, Joanne Daghfal Al-Khatib, Hebah A. Elmagboul, Emad B. Al Dhahry, Said Al-Marri, Salih A. Al Thani, Asmaa A. Al Khal, Abdullatif Al Maslamani, Muna A. Yassine, Hadi M. |
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description | BACKGROUND: Limited data is available about the etiology of influenza like illnesses (ILIs) in Qatar. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed at providing preliminary estimates of influenza and other respiratory infections circulating among adults in Qatar. METHODS: We retrospectively collected data of about 44,000 patients who visited Hamad General Hospital clinics, sentinel sites, and all primary healthcare centers in Qatar between 2012 and 2017. All samples were tested for influenza viruses, whereas about 38,000 samples were tested for influenza and a panel of respiratory viruses using Fast Track Diagnostics (FTD) RT-PCR kit. RESULTS: Among all ILIs cases, 20,278 (46.5%) tested positive for at least one respiratory pathogen. Influenza virus was predominating (22.6%), followed by human rhinoviruses (HRVs) (9.5%), and human coronaviruses (HCoVs) (5%). A detection rate of 2–3% was recorded for mycoplasma pneumonia, adenoviruses, human parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and human metapneumovirus (HMPV). ILIs cases were reported throughout the year, however, influenza, RSV, and HMPV exhibited strong seasonal peaks in the winter, while HRVs circulated more during fall and spring. Elderly (>50 years) had the lowest rates of influenza A (13.9%) and B (4.2%), while presenting the highest rates of RSV (3.4%) and HMPV (3.3%). While males had higher rates of HRVs (11.9%), enteroviruses (1.1%) and MERS CoV (0.2%), females had higher proportions of influenza (26.3%), HPIVs (3.2%) and RSV (3.6%) infections. CONCLUSION: This report provides a comprehensive insight about the epidemiology of ILIs among adults in the Qatar, as a representative of Gulf States. These results would help in improvement and optimization of diagnostic procedures, as well as control and prevention of the respiratory infections. |
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spelling | pubmed-65639682019-06-20 Epidemiology of respiratory infections among adults in Qatar (2012-2017) Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid Smatti, Maria K. Ganesan, Nandakumar Nadeem, Shazia Farag, Elmoubasher Coyle, Peter V. Nader, Joanne Daghfal Al-Khatib, Hebah A. Elmagboul, Emad B. Al Dhahry, Said Al-Marri, Salih A. Al Thani, Asmaa A. Al Khal, Abdullatif Al Maslamani, Muna A. Yassine, Hadi M. PLoS One Research Article BACKGROUND: Limited data is available about the etiology of influenza like illnesses (ILIs) in Qatar. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed at providing preliminary estimates of influenza and other respiratory infections circulating among adults in Qatar. METHODS: We retrospectively collected data of about 44,000 patients who visited Hamad General Hospital clinics, sentinel sites, and all primary healthcare centers in Qatar between 2012 and 2017. All samples were tested for influenza viruses, whereas about 38,000 samples were tested for influenza and a panel of respiratory viruses using Fast Track Diagnostics (FTD) RT-PCR kit. RESULTS: Among all ILIs cases, 20,278 (46.5%) tested positive for at least one respiratory pathogen. Influenza virus was predominating (22.6%), followed by human rhinoviruses (HRVs) (9.5%), and human coronaviruses (HCoVs) (5%). A detection rate of 2–3% was recorded for mycoplasma pneumonia, adenoviruses, human parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and human metapneumovirus (HMPV). ILIs cases were reported throughout the year, however, influenza, RSV, and HMPV exhibited strong seasonal peaks in the winter, while HRVs circulated more during fall and spring. Elderly (>50 years) had the lowest rates of influenza A (13.9%) and B (4.2%), while presenting the highest rates of RSV (3.4%) and HMPV (3.3%). While males had higher rates of HRVs (11.9%), enteroviruses (1.1%) and MERS CoV (0.2%), females had higher proportions of influenza (26.3%), HPIVs (3.2%) and RSV (3.6%) infections. CONCLUSION: This report provides a comprehensive insight about the epidemiology of ILIs among adults in the Qatar, as a representative of Gulf States. These results would help in improvement and optimization of diagnostic procedures, as well as control and prevention of the respiratory infections. Public Library of Science 2019-06-13 /pmc/articles/PMC6563968/ /pubmed/31194775 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218097 Text en © 2019 Al-Romaihi et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid Smatti, Maria K. Ganesan, Nandakumar Nadeem, Shazia Farag, Elmoubasher Coyle, Peter V. Nader, Joanne Daghfal Al-Khatib, Hebah A. Elmagboul, Emad B. Al Dhahry, Said Al-Marri, Salih A. Al Thani, Asmaa A. Al Khal, Abdullatif Al Maslamani, Muna A. Yassine, Hadi M. Epidemiology of respiratory infections among adults in Qatar (2012-2017) |
title | Epidemiology of respiratory infections among adults in Qatar (2012-2017) |
title_full | Epidemiology of respiratory infections among adults in Qatar (2012-2017) |
title_fullStr | Epidemiology of respiratory infections among adults in Qatar (2012-2017) |
title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiology of respiratory infections among adults in Qatar (2012-2017) |
title_short | Epidemiology of respiratory infections among adults in Qatar (2012-2017) |
title_sort | epidemiology of respiratory infections among adults in qatar (2012-2017) |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6563968/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31194775 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218097 |
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