The association between influenza infections in primary care and intensive care admissions for severe acute respiratory infection (SARI): A modelling approach.

Liselotte van AstenAngie Luna PinzonJan van de KassteeleGé DonkerDylan W de LangeDave A DongelmansNicolette F de KeizerWim van der Hoek

Published in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2020)

Up to 12% of yearly SARI admissions to adult ICU are associated with influenza, but with large year-to-year variation and higher during influenza epidemics. In most years, SARI increases earlier than medically attended influenza infections in the general population. SARI surveillance could thus complement influenza-like illness surveillance by providing an indication of the season-specific burden of severe influenza infections and potential early warning of influenza activity and severity.

Keyphrases

primary care
public health
early onset
risk factors
climate change
drug induced
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation