Respiratory Syncytial Virus Outbreak in the Basic Military Training Camp of the Republic of Korea Air Force / 예방의학회지
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
;
: 10-17, 2015.
Article
Dans Anglais
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-99610
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
An outbreak of acute febrile illness occurred in the Republic of Korea Air Force boot camp from May to July 2011. An epidemiological investigation of the causative agent, which was of a highly infective nature, was conducted.METHODS:
Throat swabs were carried out and a multiplex reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay was performed to identify possible causative factors.RESULTS:
The mean age of patients who had febrile illness during the study period was 20.24 years. The multiplex RT-PCR assay identified respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as the causative agent. The main symptoms were sore throat (76.0%), sputum (72.8%), cough (72.1%), tonsillar hypertrophy (67.9%), and rhinorrhea (55.9%). The mean temperature was 38.75degreesC and the attack rate among the recruits was 15.7% (588 out of 3750 recruits), while the mean duration of fever was 2.3 days. The prognosis was generally favorable with supportive care but recurrent fever occurred in 10.1% of the patients within a month.CONCLUSIONS:
This is the first epidemiological study of an RSV outbreak that developed in a healthy young adult group. In the event of an outbreak of an acute febrile illness of a highly infective nature in facilities used by a young adult group, RSV should be considered among the possible causative agents.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Antiviraux
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Pharynx
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Virus respiratoires syncytiaux
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Expectoration
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Température du corps
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ARN viral
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Épidémies de maladies
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Infections à virus respiratoire syncytial
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Oséltamivir
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République de Corée
Type d'étude:
Étude pronostique
Limites du sujet:
Adolescent
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Adulte
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Humains
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Mâle
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Année:
2015
Type:
Article
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