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Background:
Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) is a common reason for paediatric consultations. Viral causes predominate, but antibiotics are used frequently. With respect to influenza, pneumococcal coinfections are considered major contributors to morbidity/mortality.
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In the context of a perennial quality management (QM) program at the Chari...
Souce: http://www.eswiconference.org/core/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/5EIC_abstractbook_def.pdf
Background: Pediatric seizures cause significant disease burden and distress to patients, parents and caregivers. Febrile seizures in children are commonly triggered by acute respiratory infections. Complicated febrile seizures and afebrile seizures may b...
Source: http://www.isirv.org/site/images/stories/avg/documents/intranet/Tokyo/programe_abstract_book.pdf
Objectives: Wheezing is a common symptom in early childhood, often triggered by acute respiratory infections and influenza like illness (ILI). At the same time, i.e. during the first 5 years of life, the majority of childhood vaccines are admini...
Acute respiratory infections represent common diseases in childhood and a challenge to infection control, public heath, and the clinical management of patients and their families. Children are avid spreaders of respiratory viruses, and seasonal outbreaks of influenza create additional disease burden and healthcare cost. Infants under the age of two...
The appropriate management of infants and children with influenza depends on the accurate and timely diagnosis, ideally at the point of care (POC).
To evaluate the use of simultaneous RSV/influenza rapid testing with QuickVue™ test strips as well as (the use of) novel, fluorescence-based, rapid influenza antigen testing (SOFIA™) in infants and chil...
