conclusions findings reveal a significant degree of prescription errors, emphasizing the need for stringent surveillance. results a total of 227 case notes were reviewed, 129 (56.8%) of which belonged to male patients. no medication was prescribed for 13 patients, whereas 697 drug prescriptions (excluding intravenous fluids) were given for 214 patients, equaling 3.25 drugs/patient; antibiotics ...

Severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) is one of the world’s most common causes of pediatric hospitalization and mortality, with severe outcomes disproportionately affecting the poorest countries, such as those in sub-Saharan Africa [1]. Despite the public health and clinical importance of SARI, most sub-Saharan African countries have had weak surveillance for overall and cause-specific SARI h...

Acute respiratory illness caused by human adenovirus have been increasing in morbidity and mortality recent years. Currently, isolation of symptomatic infected individuals is the primary means controlling outbreaks closed spaces such as schools military camps. However, disease still spreading despite implementation control measures. To reveal underlying mechanism this phenomenon, we propose a d...

Abstract To determine the effects of nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) for coronavirus disease on pediatric hospitalizations infection with respiratory viruses other than severe acute syndrome 2, we analyzed hospital data 2017–2021. Compared 2017–2019, age-specific hospitalization rates associated greatly decreased in 2020, when NPIs were place. Also place, among children all ages influenz...

BACKGROUND Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is an illness caused by a coronavirus in which infected persons develop severe acute respiratory illness. A person can be infected through close contacts. This is an outbreak investigation report of the first confirmed MERS case in the Philippines and the subsequent contact tracing activities. METHODS Review of patient records and interviews ...

influenza is an acute respiratory disease caused by the influenza a or b virus. it often occurs in outbreaks and epidemics worldwide, mainly during the winter season. significant numbers of influenza virus particles are present in the respiratory secretions of infected persons, so infection can be transmitted by sneezing and coughing via large particle droplets. the mean duration of influenza v...