viral_east_mediteranean {peRiodiCS}

Viral etiology, seasonality and severity of hospitalized patients with severe acute respiratory infections in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2007-2014

Description

Data about infections with different viruses across several years.

For more information see Source and References section.

Usage

viral_east_mediteranean

Format

A data frame with variables:

UniqueID

record identification number

Enrolled

Did the patient consent and enroll in the study?: 1=Yes, 0=No

Country

Country of enrollment: Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Yemen

EpiYear

Year of enrollment: Integers (2007-2014)

EpiMonth

Month of enrollment: Integers (1-12)

EpiWeek

Week of enrollment: Integers (1-53)

Interval

Number of days between onset of symptoms and hospitalization: Integer

Stay

Number of days between hospitalization and outcome: Integer

Sex

Sex: 1=Female, 0=Male

AgeGrp

Age group: 1=<1 year, 2=1-4 years, 3=5-49 years, 4=50+ years

ChronicDis

Does the patient have any pre-existing chronic disease?: 1=Yes, 0=No

OxTherapy

Did the patient receive oxygen therapy during hospitalization?: 1=Yes, 0=No

Ventilated

Was the patient ventilated during hospitalization?: 1=Yes, 0=No

ICU

Was the patient admitted to an intensive care unit during hospitalization?: 1=Yes, 0=No

Outcome

What was the patient"'"s final hospitalization outcome?: 1=Discharge, 2=Transfer, 3=Death

RSV

Results for respiratory syncytial virus: 1=Positive, 0=Negative

AdV

Results for adenovirus: 1=Positive, 0=Negative

hMPV

Results for human metapneumovirus: 1=Positive, 0=Negative

hPIV1

Results for human parainfluenzavirus type 1: 1=Positive, 0=Negative

hPIV2

Results for human parainfluenzavirus type 2: 1=Positive, 0=Negative

hPIV3

Results for human parainfluenzavirus type 3: 1=Positive, 0=Negative

Flu

Results for influenza: 1=Positive, 0=Negative

Source

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0180954

References

Horton, Katherine C. AND Dueger, Erica L. AND Kandeel, Amr AND Abdallat, Mohamed AND El-Kholy, Amani AND Al-Awaidy, Salah AND Kohlani, Abdul Hakim AND Amer, Hanaa AND El-Khal, Abel Latif AND Said, Mayar AND House, Brent AND Pimentel, Guillermo AND Talaat, Maha (2017). Viral etiology, seasonality and severity of hospitalized patients with severe acute respiratory infections in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2007-2014. PLOS ONE, 12, 1-17.