Aetiology of influenza-like illness in adults includes parainfluenzavirus type 4

Burden and viral aetiology of influenza-like illness and acute respiratory infection in intensive care units.

The purpose of this investigation was to study the viral aetiology of influenza-like illness (ILI) and acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) among patients requiring intensive care unit admission. A cross-sectional retrospective study was carried out in Sicily over a 4-year period. A total of 233 respiratory samples of patients with ILI/ARTI admitted to intensive care units were molecularly ...

Influenza-Like Illness Sentinel Surveillance in Peru

BACKGROUND Acute respiratory illnesses and influenza-like illnesses (ILI) are a significant source of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite the public health importance, little is known about the etiology of these acute respiratory illnesses in many regions of South America. In 2006, the Peruvian Ministry of Health (MoH) and the US Naval Medical Research Center Detachment (NMRCD) initiated...

Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Aged Adults with Influenza-Like-Illness

Incidence of pneumococcal disease is disproportionally high in infants and elderly. Nasopharyngeal colonisation by Streptococcus pneumoniae is considered a prerequisite for disease but unlike in children, carriage in elderly is rarely detected. Here, we tested for S. pneumoniae in nasopharyngeal and saliva samples collected from community-dwelling elderly with influenza-like-illness (ILI). Tran...

The Impact of Influenza like Illness (ILI) in Children on Working Adults.

Distinguishing influenza-like illness from inhalational anthrax.

The CDC presented considerations for distinguishing influenza-like illness from inhalational anthrax (MMWR, 9 Nov 01, 50:44 pp. 984-986). “Although many different illness might present with influenza-like illnesses (ILI) symptoms, the presence of certain signs and symptoms might help to distinguish other causes of ILI from inhalational anthrax. Nasal congestion and rhinorrhea are features of mo...