Table 1 Epidemiological characteristics of the suspected and the confirmed cases of influenza A
Variables | Suspected influenza A No. | RT-PCR positive No. | Positive rate % |
|---|---|---|---|
Total patients | 1336 | 412 | 30.8 |
Nephrology | 70 | 43 | 61.4 |
Geriatric | 103 | 47 | 45.6 |
Neurology | 124 | 46 | 37.1 |
Hematology | 86 | 28 | 32.6 |
Cardiac Surgery | 114 | 35 | 30.7 |
Cardiology | 118 | 36 | 30.5 |
Gastroenterology | 124 | 33 | 26.6 |
Rest departments | 597 | 144 | 24.1 |
Sex | |||
Male | 764 | 232 | 30.4 |
Female | 572 | 180 | 31.5 |
Influenza A season | |||
December 2018 | 14 | 5 | 35.7 |
January 2019 | 673 | 278 | 41.3 |
February 2019 | 308 | 83 | 26.9 |
March 2019 | 235 | 29 | 12.3 |
April 2019 | 106 | 17 | 16.0 |
Age, years | |||
> 65 | 336 | 111 | 33.0 |
> 18 ~ 65 | 901 | 271 | 30.1 |
> 12 ~ 18 | 34 | 9 | 26.5 |
> 6 ~ 12 | 12 | 4 | 33.3 |
≥ 6 | 53 | 17 | 32.1 |