Novel influenza A (H1N1): Clinical features of pediatric hospitalizations in two successive waves

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Launay, Elise ^a   Ovetchkine, Philippe ^a   Saint Jean, Maude ^a   Coïc, Léna ^a   Ducruet, Thierry ^a   Charest, Hugues ^b   Desmarais, Nadia ^a   Lamarre, Valérie ^a   Tapiéro, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Influenza related complications; Novel influenza A (H1N1); Pediatric hospitalization

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; MACROLIDE; OSELTAMIVIR;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; FEMALE; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NOSE CONGESTION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHINORRHEA; SCHOOL CHILD; SORE THROAT; SPRING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUEBEC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79551484910     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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