2018
Severe outcomes associated with respiratory viruses in newborns and infants: a prospective viral surveillance study in Jordan
Khuri-Bulos N, Lawrence L, Piya B, Wang L, Fonnesbeck C, Faouri S, Shehabi A, Vermund SH, Williams JV, Halasa NB. Severe outcomes associated with respiratory viruses in newborns and infants: a prospective viral surveillance study in Jordan. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e021898. PMID: 29780032, PMCID: PMC5961648, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenoviridaeAntiviral AgentsFemaleHumansInfantIntensive Care UnitsJordanLength of StayMaleOxygen Inhalation TherapyPalivizumabParainfluenza Virus 1, HumanProspective StudiesRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsRespiratory Syncytial Virus VaccinesRespiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanRespiratory Tract InfectionsRhinovirusRisk FactorsConceptsLonger LOSLength of stayAcute respiratory infectionsIntensive care unitRespiratory syncytial virusOxygen therapyMechanical ventilationHospitalisation ratesICU admissionIllness severityRespiratory virusesMedical conditionsExtended breast feedingRSV vaccine developmentProspective cohort studyUnderlying medical conditionsChemotherapy-associated neutropeniaHuman parainfluenza virusesYears of ageCohort studyRespiratory symptomsBreast feedingRespiratory infectionsCare unitSyncytial virus
2017
WHO Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) Definition often Underdiagnoses Serious Respiratory Viral Infections in Hospitalized Jordanian Children
Khuri-Bulos N, Piya B, Shehabi A, Faouri S, Williams J, Vermund S, Halasa N. WHO Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) Definition often Underdiagnoses Serious Respiratory Viral Infections in Hospitalized Jordanian Children. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017, 4: s461-s461. PMCID: PMC5631179, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere acute respiratory infectionAcute respiratory infectionsViral burdenRespiratory infectionsWorld Health Organization case definitionNasal/throat swabsJordanian childrenAcute respiratory illnessRespiratory viral infectionsUnderlying medical conditionsAcute respiratory symptomsVirus-positive casesDays of presentationDiagnosis of pneumoniaGlobal Influenza SurveillanceLarge government hospitalYoung hospitalized childrenRespiratory symptomsInfection definitionsQ-RT-PCRRespiratory illnessThroat swabsHospitalized childrenCase definitionClinical data