Predictors of hospitalization and superinfection in viral respiratory tract infections between influenza and paramyxoviruses: the SUPERFLUOUS study.
Benoit LemarieGhilas BoussaidElyanne GaultHelene PrigentSebastien BeauneFrederique MoreauJennifer DumoulinMarion PepinSegolene GreffePierre De TruchisBenjamin DavidoPublished in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2021)
Our study revealed a high rate of superinfection (56%), not related to viral species. However influenza was associated with a poorer prognosis than paramyxoviruses, pleading for a broader and large-scale vaccination of individual at risk of VRTIs.