Comparison of severe acute respiratory illness (sari) and clinical pneumonia case definitions for the detection of influenza virus infections among hospitalized patients, western Kenya, 2009-2013

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 333-339

  Makokha, Caroline ^a   Mott, Joshua ^b   Njuguna, Henry N ^b   Khagayi, Sammy ^a   Verani, Jennifer R ^b   Nyawanda, Bryan ^a   Otieno, Nancy ^a   Katz, Mark A ^b  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF ADOLESCENT AND ADULT ILLNESSES; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY ILLNESS; VIRUS DETECTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84975229813     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/irv.12382     Document Type: Article

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