Comparison of pandemic and seasonal influenza reveals higher mortality and increased prevalence of shock in children with severe H1N1/09 infection

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 438-440

  Herberg, Jethro A ^a,b   Jones, Kelsey D J ^a,b   Paulus, Stéphane ^a   Gormley, Stuart ^a   Muir, David ^b   Cooper, Mehrengise ^b   Levin, Michael ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

children; comparison with seasonal influenza; H1N1 09 influenza; mortality; shock

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SHOCK; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 79954754601     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182040c90     Document Type: Article

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