Performance of the case definition of suspected influenza before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the performance, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, of the case definition of suspected influenza used in community surveillance in Mexico.

METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis of a cohort study was perfomed and cases that met the suspected case criteria (n = 20,511) and that had laboratory-conclusive evidence (quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction) to confirm or discard influenza virus infection, were analysed.

RESULTS: A high sensitivity and modest specificity were documented, which later decreased during the COVID-19 outbreak, as well as its diagnostic accuracy. However, no significant differences were observed in the area under the receiver operating characteristics curve among the analysed periods.

CONCLUSION: The evaluated case definition remains to be a cost-effective alternative for identifying patients who may benefit from influenza-specific antiviral drugs, even during the global COVID-19 outbreak.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:221

Enthalten in:

Revista clinica espanola - 221(2021), 10 vom: 03. Dez., Seite 582-586

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Desempeño de la definición de caso sospechoso de influenza antes y durante la pandemia por COVID-19

Beteiligte Personen:

Murillo-Zamora, E [VerfasserIn]
Hernández-Suárez, C M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Case Reports
English Abstract
Influenza
Mexico
Pandemics
ROC Curve

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 28.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.rce.2020.09.001

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315945192