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Differential Pattern of Symptom Correlation With Acute Respiratory Infections in Korea

Jinsoo Kim1, Gyoohwan Jung2, Soyeoun Kim3

  • 1From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Hanyang University Seoul Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
|February 3, 2025
PubMed

Insights

Distinctive symptoms correlate with acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in children. Findings can enhance ARI surveillance systems by linking specific signs to viruses in different age groups.

Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Virology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) present significant global health challenges, impacting healthcare systems and causing substantial illness and death.
  • Effective syndromic surveillance requires identifying specific signs and symptoms correlated with ARIs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify distinctive signs or symptoms correlated with ARIs for improved syndromic surveillance.
  • To analyze symptom-virus correlations in different pediatric age groups.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized national Korean databases for data analysis.
  • Examined correlations between various symptoms and reported ARI viruses.
  • Stratified analysis by age groups: under 5 years and over 5 years.

Main Results:

  • In children under 5, respiratory symptoms strongly correlated with human adenovirus, human respiratory syncytial virus, and human rhinovirus.
  • Fever was a key indicator of respiratory viruses in children under 5.
  • Children over 5 showed diverse patterns, with smell and taste disturbances noted.

Conclusions:

  • Symptom-ARI correlations vary significantly across different age groups.
  • Findings support the enhancement of syndromic surveillance systems for ARIs.
  • Age-specific symptom identification can improve early detection and response to respiratory viruses.
Abstract

Keywords:
acute respiratory infectionsrespiratory virusessymptomssyndromic surveillance

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