This study plans to conduct enhanced influenza surveillance at a hospital emergency department level independent of underlying influenza-like symptoms.
Study objectives Primary: \- Measure the proportion of non-traumatic emergency department (ED) visits infected with influenza during the peak of the influenza season Secondary: * Describe the demographic and medical profile of influenza-related and non-influenza-related visits * Identify socio-demographic or other risk factors associated with ED visit outcome * Describe the influenza positivity rate among ED visits for different causes * Measure the proportion of influenza positive patients without classical ILI symptoms
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
2,500
Multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay for organisms of upper respiratory tract infections
University of Rostock
Rostock, Germany
RECRUITINGinfluenza status at admission to ED (positive vs. negative)
proportion of non-traumatic emergency department (ED) visits infected with influenza during the peak of the influenza season
Time frame: at admission to ED
demographic and medical profile
demographic and medical profile of influenza-related and non-influenza-related visits
Time frame: at admission to ED
socio-demographic or other risk factors
Identify socio-demographic or other risk factors associated with ED visit outcome
Time frame: at admission to ED
influenza without classical symptoms of influenza-like illness
Measure the proportion of influenza positive patients without classical ILI symptoms
Time frame: at admission to ED
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