2012-03-27Zeitschriftenartikel
Lessons from a one-year hospital-based surveillance of acute respiratory infections in Berlin- comparing case definitions to monitor influenza
Nachtnebel, Matthias; Greutélaers, Benedikt; Falkenhorst, Gerhard; Jorgensen, Pernille; Dehnert, Manuel; Schweiger, Brunhilde; Träder, Christian; Buda, Silke; Eckmanns, Tim; Wichmann, Ole; Hellenbrand, Wiebke
Background: Surveillance of severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) in sentinel hospitals is recommended to estimate the burden of severe influenza-cases. Therefore, we monitored patients admitted with respiratory ...