Severe cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in children, Germany

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 186-192

  Altmann, Mathias ^a   Fiebig, Lena ^a   Soyka, Jana ^a   von Kries, Rüdiger ^b   Dehnert, Manuel ^a   Haas, Walter ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; OSELTAMIVIR;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; PANDEMICS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79551642022     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1702.101090     Document Type: Article

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