Journal
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
Volume 38, Issue 3, Pages E57-E59Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002159
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RSV; syndromic case definition; surveillance
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- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [OPP1092014]
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation [OPP1092014] Funding Source: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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Standardized case definitions are needed in decision-making regarding respiratory syncytial virus control strategies, including vaccine evaluation. A syndromic case definition comprising of wheeze or apnea or cyanosis could be useful for community-based surveillance of moderate respiratory syncytial virus infection among young infants particularly in resource-limited settings. However, this definition showed modest specificity (29.2%-49.6%), indicating that community-based surveillance may need augmentation with other data.
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