Respiratory syncytial virus and influenza virus infection in adult primary care patients: association of age with prevalence, diagnostic features and illness course
Respiratory syncytial virus and influenza virus infection in adult primary care patients: association of age with prevalence, diagnostic features and illness course
Objectives: To better target new vaccines and treatments being developed for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza virus (influenza), we studied the association of age with prevalence, diagnostic features and course of illness of these infections in primary care patients. Methods: Secondary analysis of observational data on the aetiology, diagnosis and prognosis in adults presenting to primary care with acute cough in 12 European countries (2007–2010) using regression analyses corrected for clustering of patients within countries. Age groups were 18–59 years, 60–74 years, and 75 years and older (75+). Results: Nasopharyngeal swabs for 144 (4.6%), 169 (5.4%) and 104 (3.4%) out of 3104 patients were polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive for RSV, influenza A and influenza B, respectively. RSV prevalence in patients 75+ (8.5%) was twice the prevalence in those under 60 years (4.2%). Influenza prevalence was not associated with age. Diagnostic features for these viruses were not associated with age. Symptom duration was associated with age for RSV and influenza B, but not for influenza A. The odds of unresolved symptoms after 28 days were associated with age for RSV only. Illness deterioration was associated with age for RSV, with patients 75+ at increased risk, but not for influenza. Conclusion: In adults presenting to primary care with acute cough, the diagnostic features of RSV or influenza infection are not associated with age. For RSV both the prevalence and illness course are significantly worse at higher age, for influenza only the illness course is.
Acute cough, Influenza virus, Primary care, Respiratory syncytial virus
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Bruyndonckx, Robin
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Coenen, Samuel
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Butler, Chris C.
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Little, Paul
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June 2020
Bruyndonckx, Robin
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Coenen, Samuel
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Butler, Chris C.
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Little, Paul
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Bruyndonckx, Robin, Coenen, Samuel and Butler, Chris C.
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GRACE Project Group
(2020)
Respiratory syncytial virus and influenza virus infection in adult primary care patients: association of age with prevalence, diagnostic features and illness course.
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 95, .
(doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.04.020).
Abstract
Objectives: To better target new vaccines and treatments being developed for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza virus (influenza), we studied the association of age with prevalence, diagnostic features and course of illness of these infections in primary care patients. Methods: Secondary analysis of observational data on the aetiology, diagnosis and prognosis in adults presenting to primary care with acute cough in 12 European countries (2007–2010) using regression analyses corrected for clustering of patients within countries. Age groups were 18–59 years, 60–74 years, and 75 years and older (75+). Results: Nasopharyngeal swabs for 144 (4.6%), 169 (5.4%) and 104 (3.4%) out of 3104 patients were polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive for RSV, influenza A and influenza B, respectively. RSV prevalence in patients 75+ (8.5%) was twice the prevalence in those under 60 years (4.2%). Influenza prevalence was not associated with age. Diagnostic features for these viruses were not associated with age. Symptom duration was associated with age for RSV and influenza B, but not for influenza A. The odds of unresolved symptoms after 28 days were associated with age for RSV only. Illness deterioration was associated with age for RSV, with patients 75+ at increased risk, but not for influenza. Conclusion: In adults presenting to primary care with acute cough, the diagnostic features of RSV or influenza infection are not associated with age. For RSV both the prevalence and illness course are significantly worse at higher age, for influenza only the illness course is.
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Accepted/In Press date: 7 April 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 19 April 2020
Published date: June 2020
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RB is funded as a postdoctoral researcher by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO). SC, CB, NH, PB and HG are members of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus Consortium in Europe (RESCUE). RESCUE has received funding from the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking under grant agreement no. 116019. NH acknowledges support from the University of Antwerp scientific chair in Evidence-Based Vaccinology, financed in 2009−2020 by a gift from Pfizer and in 2016–2019 from GSK .
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The GRACE project was funded by the European Community's Sixth Framework Programme (grant agreement 518226 ). Work in the UK was also supported by the National Institute for Health Research . Work in Barcelona was also supported by 2009 SGR 911 Ciber de Enfermedades Respiratorias (Ciberes CB06/06/0028). Work in Belgium was also supported by the Methusalem financing programme of the Flemish Government and by FWO ( G.0274.08N ). This work was also supported through the European Science Foundation ( ESF ), in the framework of the Research Networking Programme TRACE ( www.esf.org/trace ).
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Acute cough, Influenza virus, Primary care, Respiratory syncytial virus
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ISSN: 1201-9712
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