Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with severe acute respiratory infections (SARI): results from the Egyptian surveillance study 2010-2014.
Ashraf HatemSherif A A MohamedUsama E Abu ElhassanEman A M IsmaelMagda S RizkAmany El-KholyMohamed El-HarrasPublished in: Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine (2019)
Viral pathogens were encountered in one-third of hospitalized adult and pediatric Egyptian patients with SARI, while atypical bacteria had a minor role. Highest rates of viral infections were reported for RSV, PIV, and adenovirus. Viral infections had neither negative impacts on clinical features nor outcomes of patients with SARI in our locality.