Publications by authors named "Wilton Dos Santos Freire"
Braz J Infect Dis
April 2020
Article Synopsis
- Influenza remains a significant global health concern, especially impacting morbidity and mortality among vulnerable populations, yet it has been studied less in children compared to the elderly.
- A study followed a cohort of outpatient children and adolescents experiencing influenza-like illness (ILI) over 20 months, diagnosing influenza through advanced PCR techniques.
- Results showed that most cases of influenza A and B were mild, but a high percentage of influenza B strains belonged to a lineage not covered by the trivalent vaccines, possibly explaining the prevalence of these infections in the young population.
