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ArticleThe Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale2021

Acute Respiratory Tract Infections among Hospitalized Palestinian Patients (2011-2016): A Retrospective Study.

Rania Abu Seir, Wafa' Njoum, Rawan Najajrah, Dania Najjar, Mariam Ashour, Bassam Asakra, Nahla Samman, Osama Najjar

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Article in The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rania Abu SeirDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4625-9742
Wafa' NjoumDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7176-6615
Rawan NajajrahDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6881-1833
Dania NajjarDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6770-9688
Mariam AshourDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0703-9026
Bassam AsakraDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6943-5924
Nahla SammanFaculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6420-6129
Osama NajjarAllied Health Professions, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Ramallah, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3334-6326
Al-Quds University · PS

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are a major public health concern. This study aims to investigate the profiles and epidemiological characteristics of acute RTIs and respiratory pathogens in Palestinian hospitalized patients. Clinical samples from hospitalized patients with symptoms of acute RTIs admitted between January 2011 and December 2016 were referred to the Palestinian Central Public Health Laboratory (PHCL) to identify the causative pathogen. Patients' demographic information and the results of the molecular identification were retrieved from the electronic database at the PHCL. A total of 15413 patients with acute RTIs were hospitalized during the study period. The causal agent was identified only in 28.7% of the patients. Overall, influenza viruses were the most common cause of RTIs among hospitalized Palestinian patients in the West Bank. Children and elderlies were the most affected with RTIs. The elderly population (≥60 years old) had the highest rates. After influenza A virus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and

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