Host characteristics predict outcome among adult patients admitted by severe acute respiratory infection

BACKGROUND: Except for influenza pandemics, different observational studies have failed to demonstrate differences in mortality between various etiologies in adult patients hospitalized for respiratory infections.

AIM: To compare clinical and mortality differences between different viral pathogens associated with severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) in hospitalized adults.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: One-year prospective study in a sentinel center. We included 132 patients with SARI hospitalized for any of the nine viruses under study by PCR. Clinical variables were compared, excluding cases of coinfection.

RESULTS: A viral coinfection was identified in 12% and influenza infection in 56% of cases. Eighty percent of patients were aged ≥ 65 years, with a high frequency of comorbidities, 27% were bedridden. Twenty four percent were admitted to critical care units, 20% required ventilatory assistance and 16% died. Cases occurred throughout the year, with an expected seasonal peak between autumn and spring and a predominance of infections not associated with influenza during summer months. In the multivariate analysis, only being bedridden was significantly associated with mortality at discharge (Odds ratio 23.46; 95% confidence intervals 3.33-165.12, p < 0.01), without association with age, comorbidity, viral pathogen involved, laboratory parameters, clinical presentation or CURB65 score. No major clinical dissimilarities were found between different viral pathogens.

CONCLUSIONS: In our series of patients, mostly elderly, only bedridden status was significantly associated with mortality at discharge in patients hospitalized for SARI. Viral pathogens were not relevant.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:147

Enthalten in:

Revista medica de Chile - 147(2019), 7 vom: 20. Juli, Seite 842-851

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fica, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Pinto, Francisco [VerfasserIn]
Sotomayor, Viviana [VerfasserIn]
Fasce, Rodrigo [VerfasserIn]
Andrade, Winston [VerfasserIn]
Dabanch, Jeannette [VerfasserIn]
Soto, Andrés [VerfasserIn]
Triantafilo, Vjera [VerfasserIn]

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Comparative Study
Journal Article
Observational Study

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Date Completed 20.02.2020

Date Revised 20.02.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.4067/S0034-98872019000700842

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NLM304605085