High direct healthcare costs of patients hospitalised with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza in Malaysia

Journal of Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 440-442

  Ong, Mei Poh ^a   Sam, I Ching ^a   Azwa, Haris ^b   Mohd Zakaria, Izam Ezri ^b   Kamarulzaman, Adeeba ^a   Wong, Mun Hoe ^a   Syed Omar, Sharifah Faridah ^a   Hussain, Samsinah Haji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; OSELTAMIVIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; NEWBORN; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149360801     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.08.001     Document Type: Letter

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