Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017468
Title: A clinical diagnostic model for predicting influenza among young adult military personnel with febrile respiratory illness in Singapore
Authors: Lee, V.J. 
Yap, J.
Cook, A.R. 
Tan, C.H.
Loh, J.-P.
Koh, W.-H.
Lim, E.A.S.
Liaw, J.C.W.
Chew, J.S.W.
Hossain, I.
Chan, K.W.
Ting, P.-J.
Ng, S.-H.
Gao, Q.
Kelly, P.M.
Chen, M.I. 
Tambyah, P.A.
Tan, B.H.
Issue Date: 2011
Citation: Lee, V.J., Yap, J., Cook, A.R., Tan, C.H., Loh, J.-P., Koh, W.-H., Lim, E.A.S., Liaw, J.C.W., Chew, J.S.W., Hossain, I., Chan, K.W., Ting, P.-J., Ng, S.-H., Gao, Q., Kelly, P.M., Chen, M.I., Tambyah, P.A., Tan, B.H. (2011). A clinical diagnostic model for predicting influenza among young adult military personnel with febrile respiratory illness in Singapore. PLoS ONE 6 (3) : -. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017468
Abstract: Introduction: Influenza infections present with wide-ranging clinical features. We aim to compare the differences in presentation between influenza and non-influenza cases among those with febrile respiratory illness (FRI) to determine predictors of influenza infection. Methods: Personnel with FRI (defined as fever≥37.5°C, with cough or sore throat) were recruited from the sentinel surveillance system in the Singapore military. Nasal washes were collected, and tested using the Resplex II and additional PCR assays for etiological determination. Interviewer-administered questionnaires collected information on patient demographics and clinical features. Univariate comparison of the various parameters was conducted, with statistically significant parameters entered into a multivariate logistic regression model. The final multivariate model for influenza versus non-influenza cases was used to build a predictive probability clinical diagnostic model. Results: 821 out of 2858 subjects recruited from 11 May 2009 to 25 Jun 2010 had influenza, of which 434 (52.9%) had 2009 influenza A (H1N1), 58 (7.1%) seasonal influenza A (H3N2) and 269 (32.8%) influenza B. Influenza-positive cases were significantly more likely to present with running nose, chills and rigors, ocular symptoms and higher temperature, and less likely with sore throat, photophobia, injected pharynx, and nausea/vomiting. Our clinical diagnostic model had a sensitivity of 65% (95% CI: 58%, 72%), specificity of 69% (95% CI: 62%, 75%), and overall accuracy of 68% (95% CI: 64%, 71%), performing significantly better than conventional influenza-like illness (ILI) criteria. Conclusions: Use of a clinical diagnostic model may help predict influenza better than the conventional ILI definition among young adults with FRI. © 2011 Lee et al.
Source Title: PLoS ONE
URI: http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/108224
ISSN: 19326203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017468
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