Severe Influenza Is Characterized by Prolonged Immune Activation: Results From the SHIVERS Cohort Study
Author(s) -
SookSan Wong,
Christine M. Oshansky,
Xi-zhi J. Guo,
Jacqui Ralston,
Timothy Wood,
Ruth Seeds,
E. Claire Newbern,
Ben Waite,
Gary Reynolds,
MarcAlain Widdowson,
Q. Sue Huang,
Richard J. Webby,
Paul G. Thomas,
for the SHIVERS Investigation Team,
Nikki Turner,
Michael G. Baker,
Cameron Grant,
Colin McArthur,
Sally Roberts,
Adrian Trenholmes,
Conroy Wong,
Susan Taylor,
Mark G. Thompson,
Diane Gross,
Jazmin Duque,
Kathryn Haven,
Debbie Aley,
Pamela Muponisi,
Bhamita Chand,
Yan Chen,
L. W. Plewes,
Frann Sawtell,
Shirley Lawrence,
Reniza Cogcoy,
J. R. Smith,
Franie Gravidez,
Mandy Ma,
Shona Chamberlin,
Kirstin Davey,
Tania Knowles,
Jo-Ann McLeish,
Angela Todd,
Judy Bocacao,
Wendy Gunn,
Pamela Kawakami,
Susan Walker,
Robyn Madge,
Nora Moore,
Fahimeh Rahnama,
Helen Qiao,
Fifi Tse,
Mahtab Zibaei,
Tirzah Korrapadu,
Louise Optland,
Cecilia Dela Cruz
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jix571
Subject(s) - immunology , proinflammatory cytokine , immune system , cytokine , tumor necrosis factor alpha , cd8 , interleukin , medicine , acquired immune system , inflammation , biology
The immunologic factors underlying severe influenza are poorly understood. To address this, we compared the immune responses of influenza-confirmed hospitalized individuals with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) to those of nonhospitalized individuals with influenza-like illness (ILI).
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