From: Epidemiology and prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections in children in Italy
Case definition | Criteria |
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ILI | Measured body temperature ≥ 38C° |
Cough | |
Acute – defined as onset within the past 10 days | |
ARI | Acute – defined as sudden onset of symptoms |
Respiratory infection – defined as having at least one of the following: | |
Shortness of breath | |
Cough | |
Sore throat | |
Coryza | |
SARI | Severe – defined as requiring hospitalization |
Acute – defined as onset within the past 10 days | |
Respiratory infection, with cough and/or shortness of breath | |
In infants < 6 months old, possible apnea and/or sepsis | |
LRTI | LRTI, which can affect the bronchi, the bronchioles, and the lungs: bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia |
No standard definition for its identification |